VS2010/C#: How do you set the default value of a ComboBox in the IDE?

Question

I\'m writing a Windows Forms app in C#, using Visual Studio 2010.

It has a combo box. I\'ve set the DropDownStyle to \"DropDownList\", and added a few lines to \"Items\

Answer 1

Not Sure if the exact thing can be accomplished but Visual Studio provides a way of storing the values in its Application Settings, through which you can accomplish 2 things:

1. Set a Default value, the first time ever the Form is opened by the User (Note: Applicable only for the first time)
2. The last selection of the user gets saved and the next time the User opens the Form, his last selection gets reflected automatically which is a quite good User experience.

Select the ComboBox and open its Properties Section, Under (Application Settings), select the (Property Binding), once the Application Settings for ComboBox opens, select the Text property and create an Application Setting. This would be the value which is selected by default the first time the user opens the Form, after that whatever Selection is made by the User, would be reflected the next time the Form is opened.