Custom DropDownList Server Control Losing Items on Postback

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I have a custom server control inheriting from DropDownList. On postback, the items are lost. It looks something like this:\[code\]public class MyClientSelectList : DropDownList{ protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e) { base.OnInit(e); // design mode hack to let visual studio display in design mode if (!DesignMode) { if (!Page.IsPostBack) { this.Items.Add(new ListItem("Select an item...")); // add more items from db } } }}\[/code\]I checked EnablePostBack = true. I select a selected value in the page load of my page which is hosting this custom server control.Why are the items lost on postback?