FindByText & FindByValue

I know that using asp.net I can use "FindByText" and "FindByValue" to get find an item in a dropdown but is there no similar way to do this in a windows application.

Basically I have a string value and wish the dropdown to display the correct item to match the string.

Assuming you're using VB.Net you can use "IndexOf" to set the index of a given value by doing;

MyComboxBox.SelectedIndex = MyComboBox.Items.IndexOf("MyValueString")

I think you can also do;

MyComboBox.SelectedItem = "MyValueString"

The ComboBox doesn't have text and corresponding values unless it is bound to a data source. It has FindString and FindStringExact methods that llow you to find the index of an item by the text displayed for that item but there is no method to find an item by value. You can set the SelectedValue property directly, otherwise you'd have to find your desired item using methods of the data source.