SharePoint Get Choice Column Values C#

In this hint, I will explain How to Get a SharePoint Choice Field Values into a checkbox list and dropdown list using C# Server Object Model?

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SharePoint get choice field value programmatically

Consider, you have a SharePoint list “Country”, you need to retrieve a specific Choice Field value to a Dropdown list in C#.

Steps

• Open your SharePoint Solution.
• Add the following function in your code.

public void BindCountry() {
 using(SPSite site = new SPSite(SPContext.Current.Site.Url)) {
  using(SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb()) {
   SPList list = web.Lists["Country"];
   SPFieldChoice myChoicesfield = (SPFieldChoice) list.Fields["FieldName"];
   for (int i = 0; i < myChoicesfield.Choices.Count; i++) {
    DropDownListName.Items.Add(myChoicesfield.Choices[i].ToString());
   }
  }
 }
}

• Call it in Page_Load with no postback.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
 if (!IsPostBack)
  BindCountry();
}

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Retrieve SharePoint Choice Field Value to a checkbox list in C#

public void BindCountry() {
 using(SPSite site = new SPSite(SPContext.Current.Site.Url)) {
  using(SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb()) {
   SPList list = web.Lists["Country"];
   SPFieldMultiChoice choices = (SPFieldMultiChoice) list.Fields[FieldName];
   foreach(string str in choices.Choices) {
    cblCheckboxList.Items.Add(new ListItem(str, str));
   }
  }
 }
}

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Conclusion

In conclusion, we have learned how to

• Retrieve SharePoint Choice Field Value to a dropdown list in C#.
• Retrieve SharePoint Choice Field Value to a checkbox list in C#.

Applies To

• SharePoint 2016.
• SharePoint 2013 / 2010.
• C# SSOM.

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