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

Find an item by text from RadioButtonList
The following asp.net c# example code demonstrate us how can we find an item from RadioButtonList programmatically at run time by item text. RadioButtonList is an asp.net list web server control. RadioButtonList control generate a single selection/check radio group on web page.

RadioButtonList control contains each item represent a ListItem object. RadioButtonList all items exists in an items collection. So, we can manage (add, edit, delete) RadioButtonList items by using .net frameworks's Collection<T> Class methods and properties. Collection<T> Class FindByText() method allow us to find a ListItem object from a ListItem objects collection by its Text property value (text). Each ListItem object have a Text property and a Value property.

In this example code we call the Collection<T> Class FindByText() method by providing a ListItem object's Text property value and the method return the specified ListItem object which match the search criteria.
RadioButtonListItemFindByText.aspx 

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

<!DOCTYPE html>

<script runat="server">
    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    { 
       string searchString = TextBox1.Text.ToString();
       if (RadioButtonList1.Items.FindByText(searchString) != null)
       {
           Label1.Text = "Item Found and Select: " + searchString;
           RadioButtonList1.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 RadioButtonList, FindByText()</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <h2 style="color:Red">RadioButtonList example: Find By Text</h2>
        <asp:Label 
             ID="Label1" 
             runat="server"
             Font-Bold="true"
             ForeColor="Green"
             Font-Size="Large"
             >
        </asp:Label>
        <br /><br />
        <asp:Label 
             ID="Label2" 
             runat="server" 
             Text="asp.net controls"
             Font-Bold="true"
             ForeColor="DodgerBlue"
             >
        </asp:Label>
        <br />
        <asp:RadioButtonList 
             ID="RadioButtonList1"
             runat="server"
             BackColor="DodgerBlue"
             ForeColor="Snow"
             >
             <asp:ListItem>CompareValidator</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>Localize</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>GridView</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>Repeater</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem>SiteMapDataSource</asp:ListItem>
        </asp:RadioButtonList>
        <br /><br />
        <asp:Label 
             ID="Label3" 
             runat="server"
             ForeColor="DodgerBlue"
             Text="Item Text"
             >
        </asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox 
             ID="TextBox1"
             runat="server"
             BackColor="DodgerBlue"
             ForeColor="Snow"
             >
        </asp:TextBox>
        <br />
        <asp:Button 
             ID="Button1" 
             runat="server"
             Text="Find Item"
             Font-Bold="true"
             ForeColor="DodgerBlue"
             OnClick="Button1_Click"
             />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
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