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Default Item
Updated on Apr 27, 2026
The DropDownList enables you to configure its default item.
The
defaultItemproperty type has to match the data type. For example, if thedataproperty contains a list of objects, thedefaultItemhas to be defined as an object with the sametextFieldas the data items.
The following example demonstrates how to define a defaultItem as a primitive value.
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The following example demonstrates how to define a defaultItem as an object value.
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