title: asp.net dropdownlist - add blank line before db values
body: <p>On my page I have a <code>DropDownList</code> which I populate with database values from an <code>SqlDataSource</code> (see code below).</p>
  
  <p>How can I add my own text or a blank line before the values?</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;asp:DropDownList ID="drpClient" runat="server" Width="200px" 
      AutoPostBack="True" DataSourceID="dsClients" DataTextField="name" 
          DataValueField="client_id"&gt;
  &lt;/asp:DropDownList&gt;
  &lt;asp:SqlDataSource ID="dsClients" runat="server" 
      ConnectionString="my_connection_string" 
      ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient" 
      SelectCommand="SELECT [client_id], [name] FROM [clients]"&gt;
  &lt;/asp:SqlDataSource&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>
  
  <p>P.S. Do you recommend using a <code>SqlDataSource</code> or is it better to populate another way?</p>