Setting FindBytext property to a ComboBox for setting by Default text

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Hai,

IN Asp.net i used to set by default text for a year dropdown is folloing....
its work well..

C#

ddlFiscalYear.Items.Add("--Select Year--");
ddlFiscalYear.Items.FindByText("--Select Year--").Value ="0";
ddlFiscalYear.SelectedIndex = ddlFiscalYear.Items.Count - 1;

But i want the same functionality in windows applications..
In the windows i can't find "FindByText" Property,
How i cant get the same functionality in windows...

If u know help me.....

i am binding comboBox suing DataBase like following

C#

ds= ObjUtl.FillDropdownlist("Mt_GetPostName_For_DOBCriteria");
           cmbPostName.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];
           cmbPostName.DisplayMember = "Name";
           cmbPostName.ValueMember = "Id";

ComboBox binds successfully, and by default shows the first item in comboBox but i want first item is
-- Select Post -- which is added programatically by me.
i wrote the following code for that but didn't get the proper output

SQL

cmbPostName.SelectedText = "--Select PostName--";
            cmbPostName.SelectedIndex = -1;

will u help me to get my desired output........

Thanks & Regards
Honey 4 U........

Posted 5-Aug-11 1:56am

honey4bee

Updated 5-Aug-11 3:08am

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Not Active · Answer 1 · 2011-08-05T03:32:00

Solution 2

cmbPostName.Items.Insert(0, "--Select PostName--"));
cmbPostName.SelectedIndex = 0;

or

DataRow row = ds.Tables[0].NewRow();
row["Name"] = "--Select PostName--";
row["ID"] = -1;
ds.Tables[0].Rows.Insert(row, 0);

Posted 5-Aug-11 3:32am

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honey4bee 5-Aug-11 10:12am

by adding ur code i am getting the following error

error : Items collection cannot be modified when the DataSource property is set

[no name] 5-Aug-11 10:23am

You need to insert the row BEFORE data binding

honey4bee 6-Aug-11 5:10am

thank u...

honey4bee · Answer 2 · 2011-08-05T23:09:00

Hai...

I got the solution by using the following code.

DataRow dr = ds.Tables[0].NewRow();
dr["Name"] = "--Select Post--";
ds.Tables[0].Rows.InsertAt(dr, 0);
These code i have written before the Binding with database..

Thanks & Regards
Honey 4 U..