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Hello everybody...

I am using the following code for my Combo Box.

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  2.             comboBox1.Items.Add("ABC");
  3.             comboBox1.Items.Add("DEF");
  4.             comboBox1.Items.Add("GHI");
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Now what i want is when i load the form the first value of Combo Box already Selected Please help me in this regard...

i want to do some thing like that

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  2.             comboBox1.Items.Add("ABC")Selected;//When i debug it shows error
  3.             comboBox1.Items.Add("DEF");
  4.             comboBox1.Items.Add("GHI");
  5.  
  6.  
I dont know how to write the statement comboBox1.Items.Add("ABC")Selected;

please help me...
Sep 9 '09 #1
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GaryTexmo
1,501 Recognized Expert Top Contributor
I believe you want to set the SelectedIndex property.

For your case, since the one you want selected is the first item, you could use:
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  1. comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
Sep 9 '09 #2
dotnetnovice
21 New Member
Thanks GaryTexmo you have solved the problem...Thanks Again...
Sep 10 '09 #3

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