Preselect the list items in multiple cascading DropDownList
12 Apr 20225 minutes to read
<div class="padding-top">
<ejs-dropdownlist id="country" placeholder="Select a country" popupHeight="@ViewBag.popupHeight" dataSource="@ViewBag.country" change="countrychange">
<e-dropdownlist-fields text="CountryName" value="CountryId"></e-dropdownlist-fields>
</ejs-dropdownlist>
</div>
<div class="padding-top">
<ejs-dropdownlist id="state" enabled="false" placeholder="Select a state" popupHeight="@ViewBag.popupHeight" dataSource="@ViewBag.state" change="statechange">
<e-dropdownlist-fields text="StateName" value="StateId"></e-dropdownlist-fields>
</ejs-dropdownlist>
</div>
<div class="padding-top">
<ejs-dropdownlist id="city" placeholder="Select a city" enabled="false" popupHeight="@ViewBag.popupHeight" dataSource="@ViewBag.cities">
<e-dropdownlist-fields text="CityName" value="CityId"></e-dropdownlist-fields>
</ejs-dropdownlist>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
function countrychange() {
// disable the state DropDownList
var countryObj = document.getElementById('country').ej2_instances[0];
var state = document.getElementById('state').ej2_instances[0];
var city = document.getElementById('city').ej2_instances[0];
state.enabled = true;
//frame the query based on selected value in country DropDownList.
var tempQuery = new ej.data.Query().where('CountryId', 'equal', countryObj.value);
// set the framed query based on selected value in country DropDownList.
state.query = tempQuery;
// preselect an item from filtered state DropDownList
state.index = 0;
// bind the property changes to state DropDownList
state.dataBind();
// preselect an item from filtered city DropDownList
city.index = 0;
// disable the city DropDownList
city.enabled = false;
// bind the property changes to City DropDownList
city.dataBind();
}
function statechange() {
var stateObj = document.getElementById('state').ej2_instances[0];
var city = document.getElementById('city').ej2_instances[0];
city.enabled = true;
//Query the data source based on state DropDownList selected value
var tempQuery = new ej.data.Query().where('StateId', 'equal', stateObj.value);
//set the framed query based on selected value in city DropDownList.
city.query = tempQuery;
//clear the existing selection
city.text = null;
//bind the property change to city DropDownList
city.dataBind();
}
</script>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace WebApplication1.Models
{
public class Country
{
public string CountryName { get; set; }
public string CountryId { get; set; }
public List<Country> CountryList()
{
List<Country> country = new List<Country>();
country.Add(new Country() { CountryName = "Australia", CountryId = "2" });
country.Add(new Country() { CountryName = "United States", CountryId = "1" });
return country;
}
}
}