ASPxComboBox.SelectedItem Property

Specifies the selected item in the editor list.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public ListEditItem SelectedItem { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property SelectedItem As ListEditItem

Property Value

Type	Description
ListEditItem	The selected item.

Remarks

Use the SelectedItem property to get or set the selected item within the ASPxComboBox editor. Use the ASPxComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged event to handle the item selection.

ASPX

<dx:ASPxComboBox ID="ASPxComboBox1" runat="server">
    <Items>
        <dx:ListEditItem Text="Afghanistan" Value="1" />
        <!--...-->          
    </Items>
</dx:ASPxComboBox>

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){
    ASPxComboBox1.SelectedItem = ASPxComboBox1.Items.FindByText("Andorra");
}

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-select-an-existing-value-in-the-databound-aspxcombobox-e1328/CS/Default.aspx.cs#L11

//By value
ASPxComboBox2.SelectedItem = ASPxComboBox2.Items.FindByValue("17");
//OR by display text

how-to-show-the-current-item-image-within-the-aspxcombobox-text-area-e1317/CS/WebApplication156/Default.aspx.cs#L27

{
    if (cb.SelectedItem != null)
    {

how-to-use-the-client-performdatacallback-method-and-the-server-customdatacallback-event-e1397/CS/HtmlEditorSaveHtml/DevExpress/ASPxSpellCheckerForms/SpellCheckOptionsForm.ascx.cs#L55

    }
    comboLanguage.SelectedItem = comboLanguage.Items.FindByText(SpellChecker.GetCulture().DisplayName);
}

how-to-set-up-a-custom-font-dialog-e1934/CS/HtmlEditorCustomFontDialog/DevExpress/ASPxSpellCheckerForms/SpellCheckOptionsForm.ascx.cs#L55

    }
    comboLanguage.SelectedItem = comboLanguage.Items.FindByText(SpellChecker.GetCulture().DisplayName);
}

how-to-provide-an-end-user-with-a-list-of-templates-to-insert-into-the-editor-e1974/CS/InsertTemplateText/DevExpress/ASPxSpellCheckerForms/SpellCheckOptionsForm.ascx.cs#L55

    }
    comboLanguage.SelectedItem = comboLanguage.Items.FindByText(SpellChecker.GetCulture().DisplayName);
}

VB.NET

how-to-select-an-existing-value-in-the-databound-aspxcombobox-e1328/VB/Default.aspx.vb#L13

'By value
ASPxComboBox2.SelectedItem = ASPxComboBox2.Items.FindByValue("17")
'OR by display text

how-to-show-the-current-item-image-within-the-aspxcombobox-text-area-e1317/VB/WebApplication156/Default.aspx.vb#L24

Private Sub UpdateImage(ByVal cb As ASPxComboBox)
    If cb.SelectedItem IsNot Nothing Then
        cb.BackgroundImage.ImageUrl = cb.SelectedItem.ImageUrl

how-to-use-the-client-performdatacallback-method-and-the-server-customdatacallback-event-e1397/VB/HtmlEditorSaveHtml/DevExpress/ASPxSpellCheckerForms/SpellCheckOptionsForm.ascx.vb#L48

    Next i
    comboLanguage.SelectedItem = comboLanguage.Items.FindByText(SpellChecker.GetCulture().DisplayName)
End Sub

how-to-set-up-a-custom-font-dialog-e1934/VB/HtmlEditorCustomFontDialog/DevExpress/ASPxSpellCheckerForms/SpellCheckOptionsForm.ascx.vb#L48

    Next i
    comboLanguage.SelectedItem = comboLanguage.Items.FindByText(SpellChecker.GetCulture().DisplayName)
End Sub

how-to-provide-an-end-user-with-a-list-of-templates-to-insert-into-the-editor-e1974/VB/InsertTemplateText/DevExpress/ASPxSpellCheckerForms/SpellCheckOptionsForm.ascx.vb#L48

    Next i
    comboLanguage.SelectedItem = comboLanguage.Items.FindByText(SpellChecker.GetCulture().DisplayName)
End Sub