I moved the code from the Load to the Constructor after the Init code, and now it all works fine.
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>>That's exactly the problem - Items.Count is zero. The combo is loaded in the form's Load. The SelectedIndex is being set in a Setup method called later.
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>The Items collection must be getting cleared somehow between those two points - the syntax you showed definitely will work. Are you doing any other kind of data binding to this control?
Everything makes sense in someone's mind
public class SystemCrasher :ICrashable
In addition, an integer field is not for irrational people
