title: DropDownList.SelectedIndexChanged does not fire when selecting index in C# code behind
body: <p>i am trying to select the index in DropDownList in C# code behind but the SelectedIndexChanged event does not fire. What is the right way to do it?</p>
  
  <pre><code>  DropDownListChapterTitles.SelectedIndex = 1;
  
  
    protected void DropDownListChapterTitles_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    { }
  </code></pre>