title: asp.net drop down box selected index changed event does not fire when currently selected item is clicked
body: <p>Here is a problem with the way a drop down box works. There is no event for clicking on an already selected item. In the asp.net code behind either C# or VB, the only event that can be triggered is SelectedIndexChanged. I have seen similar posts, but I haven't seen the question stated in the following manner.</p>
  
  <p>I have a situation where for design purposes, I want a drop down list to list all the items only when the box is clicked. This box will allow a customer to add a product to an existing list or create a new list. I want the box to originally state: <strong>ADD TO LIST</strong>. But when the user clicks the drop down, <strong>ADD TO LIST</strong> appears in the drop down list as well as being in the original box!</p>
  
  <p><strong>ADD TO LIST</strong> has no functionality as the following items in the list have the options to: <strong>Create new list</strong> ; <strong>List A</strong> ; <strong>List B</strong> ; etc.</p>
  
  <p>There is no way I can find to hide <strong>ADD TO LIST</strong> in the displayed drop down.</p>
  
  <p>If instead I just use <strong>Create new list</strong> as the first item in my list, I am unable to select <strong>Create new list</strong> from the drop down list as it is already selected and will not fire the SelectedIndexChanged event.</p>
  
  <p>There should be some way to either fire an event when an already selected item is clicked, or there should be some way to hide the first item from appearing in the drop down list as well as still appearing in the box above the list.
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/fNwHr.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/fNwHr.png" alt="dropdownbox"></a></p>
  
  <p>I have tried tying an onclick event to the dropdownbox with jquery and I have also tried the onchange event but nothing worked.</p>
  
  <p>Is this something for a future release or does someone have a workaround?</p>