Protected Sub GridView1_RowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewRowEventArgs) Handles GridView1.RowDataBound If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then Dim ddl As DropDownList = CType(e.Row.FindControl("DropDownList2"), DropDownList) ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem("1", "1")) ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem("2", "2")) ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem("3", "3")) End If End Sub