Display Current Date and Previous Five Days in DropDownList in ASP.Net

C#

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        List<ListItem> items = new List<ListItem>();
        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
        {
            items.Add(new ListItem(DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString(),DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString())); 
        }
    }

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
	Dim items As New List(Of ListItem)()
	For i As Integer = 0 To 4
		items.Add(New ListItem(DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString(), DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString()))
	Next
End Sub

the dropdownlist displays no dates. it is blank

C#

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        List<ListItem> items = new List<ListItem>();
        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
        {
            items.Add(new ListItem(DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString(),DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString())); 
        }
            ddlDates.DataSource = items;
        ddlDates.DataBind();
    }

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
	Dim items As New List(Of ListItem)() 
	For i As Integer = 0 To 4
		items.Add(New ListItem(DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString(), DateTime.Now.AddDays(i).ToShortDateString()))
	Next
	ddlDates.DataSource = items
	ddlDates.DataBind()
End Sub

the ddlDates becomes red (ddldates are not declared) and when browse the page 

Compilation Error shows. 

Its quite simple. Add a DropDownList