How to set selected value from Combobox?

Question

I use combobox in c# windows form. I bound the item list as below:

var employmentStatus = new BindingList>();

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Answer 1

Below will work in your case.

cmbEmployeeStatus.SelectedItem =employee.employmentstatus;

When you set the SelectedItem property to an object, the ComboBox attempts to make that object the currently selected one in the list. If the object is found in the list, it is displayed in the edit portion of the ComboBox and the SelectedIndex property is set to the corresponding index. If the object does not exist in the list, the SelectedIndex property is left at its current value.

EDIT

I think setting the Selected Item as below is incorrect in your case.

cmbEmployeeStatus.SelectedItem =**employee.employmentstatus**;

Like below

var toBeSet = new KeyValuePair("1", "Contract");
cmbEmployeeStatus.SelectedItem = toBeSet;

You should assign the correct name value pair.