Add default Blank (Empty) item in ASP.Net DropDownList using C# and VB.Net

Here Mudassar Ahmed Khan has explained with an example, how to add default (insert) Blank (Empty) item to DataBound DropDownList populated from Database in ASP.Net Code Behind using C# and VB.Net. Generally we want to have a default selected item such as Please Select with Blank (Empty) value. This article will explain how to add such Blank (Empty) item in Code Behind when DropDownList is populated from database.