or
rcbMaterial.SelectedValue =
"" BUT rcbMaterial.Text.Trim = "Material Name" has old value.
But since II am allowing User Text I cannot validate only selected value as it is always "" when User enters a new value!
I even went into the javascript with on blur but always got the sender._selectedItem and sender._selectedItem still having values after the physical box shows only the Emptymessage text.
<
telerik:RadComboBox ID="rcbMaterial" runat="server" AllowCustomText="true" DropDownWidth="250px"
EmptyMessage="Begin typing or select from list" EnableLoadOnDemand="true" EnableTextSelection="false"
Height="200px" OnItemsRequested="rcbMaterials_ItemsRequested"
SkinID="ddRegular" ToolTip="Begin typing or select from list" Width="200px" OnClientBlur="showMandatoryFields">
</telerik:RadComboBox>