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How to bind values (Array) to PropertyDropDownList in Dynamic Content in EPiServer CMS 6 R2 ?

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Hi Forum,

I am a newbie in EPiServer world, and I have a question which I assume that it is VERY trivial.

I am creating a Dynamic Content in EPiServer CMS 6, pretty much as the example on: (http://world.episerver.com/Documentation/Items/Tech-Notes/EPiServer-CMS-6/EPiServer-CMS-6-R2/Dynamic-Content/), and exactly as the screenshot which shows on the page.

However, My problem is that when I created a Drop Down List propert, I couldn't fill it with values - How to do?

In Practice, I mean:

public class ClassDynamicContentPlugin : IDynamicContent
{
protected PropertyString strValue;
protected PropertyDropDownList options;

public ClassDynamicContentPlugin()
{
strValue = new PropertyString { Name = "Fill Value here" };
options = new PropertyDropDownList { Name = "Select Value"};


Now, The output seems OK, It shows:

A TextBox field for the strValue => Works perfectly as expected.
A DropDownList control for the options => Works as expected, But it is EMPTY DropDownList! - How can I make the DropDownList shows some values?

Ideally, I want the DropDownList shows some values, Where in the code can I pass those values?

Simply, In plain ASP.NET I wanna accomplish something like this:

string[] myStrings = new string[] {"string1", "string2", "string3"};
DropDownList ddl = new DropDownList();
ddl.DataSource = myStrings;
ddl.DataBind();

So Forum, How to simply bind some values e.g. (Array of strings) to PropertyDropDownList in Dynamic Content in EPiServer CMS 6 ?

Thanks !

#80434
Jan 22, 2014 18:41
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Unless episerver has updated dynamic content (and i don't think they have), this is the best way I found a couple of years ago:

 

http://talk.alfnilsson.se/2011/06/27/using-propertydropdownlist-with-episerver-dynamic-properties/

#80445
Jan 23, 2014 8:04
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