C# Setting combobox text when form loads

Question

When my program loads I read a value from the registry and set a read only combo box to that value however when loaded the combobox shows the item before it in the collection. I'm using the code below to set the text.

RegistryKey OurKey = Registry.CurrentUser;
OurKey = OurKey.OpenSubKey("Software\\test",true);
type = OurKey.GetValue("Type").ToString();
cboType.Text = type;

How should I set the combobox to the value I've read from the registry?

Thanks

Answer 1

You can add it into the items collection:

int index = cboType.Items.IndexOf(type);
if (index < 0)
{
    cboType.Items.Insert(0, type);
    cboType.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
else
    cboType.SelectedIndex = index;

Answer 2

You find the value by it's text value, and then select the returned list item by it's index:

RegistryKey OurKey = Registry.CurrentUser;
OurKey = OurKey.OpenSubKey("Software\\test",true);
type = OurKey.GetValue("Type").ToString();

ListItem selectItem = new ListItem();
selectItem = cboType.Items.FindByText(type);

if (selectItem != null)
{
   cboType.SelectedIndex = cboType.Items.IndexOf(selectItem);
}