[Solved] default selected value other than the first

[ibrahim]

hello all i have some comboboxes in my projects that are all binded to tables from the database but by default it always gets the first item selected ..now how can i add an item that appears by  default but not selectable lets say it says please select something but i cannot select "please select something"..thanks in advance guys

[Princy]

Hello Ibrahim,

You can set the EmptyMessage property of your RadComboBoxes to a text so that it displays when no selection is made. This property will work when you set the AllowCustomText property of the combobox. Check out the code below:
aspx:

 <telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox" EmptyMessage="Please select something" AllowCustomText="true" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" DataTextField="ContactTitle"  runat="server">
 </telerik:RadComboBox>

Thanks
Princy.

[ibrahim]

thanks princy it worked like a charm:)