Populate DropDownList using a List

Here i am going to populate statically DataTextField and DataValueField in DropDownList using c#.

ddlName.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("-- Select --", "0"));

Note : In above, there is
       first zero stands for position of ListItem and
       second zero is DataValue of the ListItem and
       "-- Select --"  is the DataText for visible in DropDown.

Add Asp:DropDownList Control to the page like:

  <tr>
    <td><b>Name</b></td>
    <td><asp:DropDownList ID="ddlName" runat="server"</asp:DropDownList></td>
  </tr>

Add C# code to bind the Name to the DropdownList as below :

  private void BindNames()
   {
    ddlName.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("-- Select Name --", "0"));
    ddlName.Items.Insert(1, new ListItem("Ajay Gangwar", "1"));
    ddlName.Items.Insert(2, new ListItem("Shashank Tripathi", "2"));
    ddlName.Items.Insert(3, new ListItem("Heena Nautiyal", "3"));
   }

Note : Do not forget to call this method on Page_Load().

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            BindNames();
        }
    }