C# - Dumping a list to a dropdownlist

Question

``` List nameList = new List(); DropDownList ddl = new DropDownList(); ``` List is populated here, then sorted: ``` nameList.Sort(); ``` Now I need to drop it into the dropdownlist, which is where I'm having issues (using foreach): ``` foreach (string name in nameList){ ddl.Items.Add(new ListItem(nameList[name].ToString())); } ``` No workie - any suggestions? It's giving me compile errors: ``` Error - The best overloaded method match for 'System.Collections.Generic.List.this[int]' has some invalid arguments Error - Argument '1': cannot convert from 'string' to 'int' ```

Accepted Answer

Replace this:

```
 ddl.Items.Add(new ListItem(nameList[name].ToString()));
```

with this:

```
 ddl.Items.Add(new ListItem(name));
```

Done like dinner.

C# - Dumping a list to a dropdownlist

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