Are you sure you want to use
FindByText
? 3 doesn't seem like any area. I guess, you are confused between
FindByText
and
FindByValue
. If you share HTML of your dropdown, I'm sure you'll get proper answer.
[Edit]
To make it clear, you can use it in following way
ddlParea.SelectedValue = lblPickuparea.Text;
ddlParea.Items.FindByValue(lblPickuparea.Text).Selected = true;