or

<telerik:RadComboBox runat="server" ID="radCombo"> <DefaultItem Text="Select..." Value="-1"></DefaultItem></telerik:RadComboBox>public partial class TestPage : LayoutsPageBase{ protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e) { try { base.OnLoad(e); if (!Page.IsPostBack) { radCombo.Items.Add(new RadComboBoxItem("Item 1", "Item 1")); radCombo.Items.Add(new RadComboBoxItem("Item 2", "Item 2")); radCombo.SelectedIndex = 1; } } catch (Exception exc) { } }}

