Adding temp value to TComboBox (csDropDownList)

[dlare9]

I've a Combo box with Style = csDropDownList.

What I want is to add a temporary content to the list,
for example "<Select Item>". This value would be only be present on first load. Once the user select an item it would not be present anymore.

What I've done is set the ItemIndex to -1 and Text value to "<Select Item>" . Hardcoded and in Property Editor but the result is a Combo box with a blank "" as initial value.


I also have tried to change the Style to csDropDown. Although it resulted to what I'm looking for, but one major drawback is that the user can modify (Edit the Text content) the Items in the Combo box.


is there a solution or is it just one of the limitation in combo box?

any help would be much appreciated.

Regards,
dlare9

 

[2ffat]

I'm trying to remember if a combobox has a read-only value you can set.


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