Default Item

Updated on Sep 9, 2026

The Kendo UI for Vue DropDownList enables you to configure its default item.

The defaultItem property type has to match the data type. For example, if the dataItems property contains a list of objects, the defaultItem has to be defined as an object with the same textField as 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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Suggested Links

• API Reference of the DropDownList