How to set the default value

[Jon]

Hi..
I have the following ComboBox using a data template.. I'm trying to set the default value to a selection.
When the page loads the selection is blank.
I've tried 


  // BIND
  var queryConf = from c in DC.conferences
                            orderby c.name descending
                            select c;
                        
        this.cmbConf.ItemsSource = queryConf.ToList();

// Set DEFAULT
  this.cmbConf.SelectedItem = queryConf.ToList()[1];
   this.cmbConf.Text = (queryConf.ToList()[1] as conference).name;

but the selection is still blank. !!!

I have also tried

this.cmbConf.SelectedIndex = 1;


How can I set the default value and show the values? 
What am I doing wrong.
thx again


 ///  COMBOBOX

    <telerikInput:RadComboBox  TabIndex="6"  Name="cmbConf" telerik:TextSearch.TextPath="name" 
                                 FontWeight="Bold" telerikControls:StyleManager.Theme="Vista"
                                 SelectedValue="{Binding Path=id}"  SelectedValuePath="id" Width="332" >
                    
                        <telerikInput:RadComboBox.ItemTemplate>
                            <DataTemplate>
                                <Grid Margin="5" Width="300">
                                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                        <ColumnDefinition />
                                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                        <RowDefinition />
                                        <RowDefinition />
                                        <RowDefinition />
                                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                    <TextBlock FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="14" x:Name="txtConf"  Text="{Binding name}" />
                                    <TextBlock Foreground="Navy" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Grid.Row="1" Text="{Binding name_alt}" />


                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="2" Margin="0,0,0,0">


                                        <TextBlock Foreground="Navy" Margin="5,0,0,0" Text="{Binding first_day, StringFormat=d}" />
                                        <TextBlock Foreground="Navy" Margin="5,0,0,0" Text=" - " />
                                        <TextBlock Foreground="Navy" Margin="5,0,0,0" Text="{Binding last_day, StringFormat=d}" />


                                    </StackPanel>


                                </Grid>
                            </DataTemplate>
                        </telerikInput:RadComboBox.ItemTemplate>
                    </telerikInput:RadComboBox>

[Yana]

Hi Jon,

I noticed that you've set both SelectedValuePath and SelectedValue properties -  this means that you should have a property id which needs to be set to the id property of the default value.

The other options are to remove these properties and set SelectedItem or SelectedIndex.  I have attached a sample project showing all the approaches. Also you could check this help article for more information about selection.

Hope this helps.

Greetings,
Yana
the Telerik team

[Jon]

thanks again!