 <p>Try the below:</p> <pre><code>label.Text = dropdownlist.SelectedItem.Text; </code></pre> <p><code>SelectedItem</code> will set the label text to selected item text, example "Test".</p> <p>or this:</p> <pre><code>label.Text = dropdownlist.SelectedValue; </code></pre> <p><code>SelectedValue</code> will set the label text to selected item value, example "1".</p>