比如
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" AppendDataBoundItems="true" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" DataTextField="state" DataValueField="state">
<asp:ListItem Text="(Select a State)" Value="" />
</asp:DropDownList>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:pubsConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT DISTINCT [state] FROM [authors]">
</asp:SqlDataSource>
则为dropdownlist的第一项增加了一个要求用户选择的提示的信息,而在与sqldatasource或其他数据源绑定后,其不会消失