asp.net - How to find an item by text from a CheckBoxList

Find an item by item text from CheckBoxList
The following asp.net c# example code demonstrate us how can we find/search an item from CheckBoxList by item's text. CheckBoxList is an asp.net list web server control. CheckBoxList control contains items as ListItem object. Each ListItem object have a Text property and optionally a Value property. We can find/search CheckBoxList item based on both ListItem object's 'Text' and 'Value' property value.

CheckBoxList control's items exists in an items collection object. So we can use .net framework's Collection<T> Class to manage CheckBoxList items. Collection<T> Class FindByText() method allow us to find an item from CheckBoxList items collection by the specified item's Text. If the method found any matches then it return the specified ListItem object; otherwise method return null.
CheckBoxListFindItemByText.aspx 

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<script runat="server">
    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    { 
       string searchString = TextBox1.Text.ToString();
       if (CheckBoxList1.Items.FindByText(searchString) != null)
       {
           Label1.Text = "Item Found: " + searchString;
           CheckBoxList1.Items.FindByText(searchString).Selected = true;
       }
       else
       {
           Label1.Text ="Item not Found: " + searchString;
       }
    }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>How to find item by text in CheckBoxList, FindByText()</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <h2 style="color:Green">CheckBoxList example: Find By Text</h2>
        <asp:Label 
             ID="Label1" 
             runat="server"
             Font-Bold="true"
             ForeColor="HotPink"
             Font-Size="Large"
             >
        </asp:Label>
        <br /><br />
        <asp:Label 
             ID="Label2" 
             runat="server" 
             Text="asp.net controls"
             Font-Bold="true"
             ForeColor="DarkGreen"
             >
        </asp:Label>
        <br />
        <asp:CheckBoxList 
             ID="CheckBoxList1"
             runat="server"
             BackColor="DarkGreen"
             ForeColor="FloralWhite"
             >
             <asp:ListItem>XML</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>PlaceHolder</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>LayoutEditorPart</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>PropertyGridEditorPart</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>DetailsView</asp:ListItem>
        </asp:CheckBoxList>
        <br /><br />
        <asp:Label 
             ID="Label3" 
             runat="server"
             ForeColor="DarkGreen"
             Text="Item Text"
             >
        </asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox 
             ID="TextBox1"
             runat="server"
             BackColor="DarkGreen"
             ForeColor="Snow"
             >
        </asp:TextBox>
        <br />
        <asp:Button 
             ID="Button1" 
             runat="server"
             Text="Find Item"
             Font-Bold="true"
             ForeColor="DarkGreen"
             OnClick="Button1_Click"
             />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
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