Dropdown list selected value from database - asp.net

I have a table that has a TypeID column, amongst others. This TypeID column is a foreign key to another table where type names are populated.
On my aspx page, I have a drop down list whose selected field I want to set to whatever Type Name that TypeID corresponds to.
The confusing part is that I am querying table that just has the TypeID so I can't say something like below since I don't have TypeDesc in this table.
ddl.SelectedItem.Text = dtType.Rows[0]["TypeDesc"].ToString();
The way I connect to database to populate the dropdownlist
string sqlType = "SELECT TypeID, TypeDesc FROM .......";
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["myDB"].ConnectionString))
{
SqlCommand comType = new SqlCommand(sqlType, con);
comType.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
con.Open();
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(com);
DataTable dtType = new DataTable();
da.Fill(dtType);
con.Close();
ddl.DataTextField = "TypeDesc";
ddl.DataValueField = "TypeID";
ddl.DataSource = dtType;
ddl.DataBind();
}
After above code runs, ddl is successfully populated with items. This is ddl on the aspx side:
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddl" runat="server" />
After all this is over, I query database again with a different query that selects from a table that only has TypeID (as foreign key to the above table of types).
After i execute this new query, i have a TypeID. I want the ddl to make the selected item the one whose Value matches this TypeID.
I can get all this to work with
ddl.SelectedIndex = Convert.ToInt32(dt.Rows[0]["TypeID"])-1;
but that is assuming that ddl member index is same as TypeIDs. Shouldn't there be an easier way to do this?

use this code:
ddl.SelectedValue = Convert.ToInt32(dt.Rows[0]["TypeID"]);
or
ddl.SelectedIndex = ddl.Items.IndexOf(ddl.Items.FindByText(dt.Rows[0]["TypeDesc"]));

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