Default load in combobox

If I want to load for example a default country when the combobox shows up ("Country: Lebanon"), how do I do so? I am using VS2008 (C#). Thank yo开发者_开发技巧u.

Add some items to the Combobox...it is just a sample, you can run a loop also to add items.

combobox1.Items.Add("USA");
combobox1.Items.Add("England");
combobox1.Items.Add("Kenya");
combobox1.Items.Add("South Africa");

Now your Combobox has four items. To select a specific country try this:

combobox1.Text = "USA";

To select a on the index basis, try this:

combobox1.SelectedIndex = 0; // For USA

Hope it helps.

You can use another method to add items in comboBox:

comboBox1.Items.Insert(0, "Egypt"); 
//the first item is the item index and the second is the item object.

You would usually just set myCombo.SelectedValue = "Whatever value" as soon as the form is loaded.

Use one of SelectedValue, SelectedIndex, SelectedItem or SelectedText properties of the ComboBox control.

You could try this:

myCombo.SelectedIndex = lebanonsIndex;

You can set it by using IndexOf in the Items collection

comboBox1.SelectedIndex = comboBox1.Items.IndexOf("Lebanon");// case sensitive

This could work. Copy this code in your app.config file within appsettings.

< add key="DefaultCountry" value="Lebanon" />

and copy this at ur win form where you want to view it.

combobox1.Text = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DefaultCountry"].ToString();.<add key="DefaultCountry" value="Lebanon"/>

You can set selected index in Form load event

If Lebanon is first in comboboxItem selectedIndex = 0; Example:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
}