combobox default value

In my Form_Load method I have code that populates a combobox.

I want the value at item 0 to be set as the default.

I way of doing this is to set selecteditem to 0 but unfortunitly I have an indexchanged event as well so this is call when the selecteditem is set to 0 in the load event.

How can i set a default value after the combobox has been populated but I dont want the indexchanged event called at this stage.

Thanks
John

Like this?

combo.Text = combo.Items[0].ToString();

Firstly, I assume that you mean that you're setting the SelectedIndex to zero, not the SelectedItem. While it's relatively obvious what you mean here, please make the effort to use correct terminology as it can save a lot of confusion.

If you only want to capture changes made by the user then you should handle the SelectionChangeCommitted event rather than SelectedIndexChanged.