Checkboxlist is used to provide a list of checkboxes that can be created dynamically by binding it to the data source.Checkbox is used to select a single value while checkboxlist is used to get a group of information from the user.
How t Bind a Checkboxlist to Datasource:
How to Add items Programmatically in CheckBoxLIst:
If you want to add items to checkboxlist programmatically, use the following code.
How t Bind a Checkboxlist to Datasource:
To bind a checkboxlist to datasource first add the checkboxlist control into your page.When the checkboxlist control is added to your page then a smart tag appears which allows you to specify a datasource or add a items manually to the checkboxlist.Also click on Edit Items to open the ListItem collection editor and add items as shown infigure below:
How to Add items Programmatically in CheckBoxLIst:
If you want to add items to checkboxlist programmatically, use the following code.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Page.IsPostBack)
{
cblMulti.Items.Add(new ListItem("Items 1", "Items 1"));
cblMulti.Items.Add(new ListItem("Items 2", "Items 2"));
cblMulti.Items.Add(new ListItem("Items 3", "Items 3"));
}
}
Here in the code cblmulti.Items.Add take the augument of New ListItem whereas ListItem takes two argument first is Text and Second is Value.
