Question: I guess this is simple, but i couldnot figure it out.

i have a dropdown list with values 

```
America
Asia
Europe

```

I need to the display the ddl as Select Type and when i click the dropdownlist to see the values in it, it should display the three values, but i should not use Select Type as a list item and it should not be displayed in the list. It should only be used as a default text in ddl.

Thanks,

Answer: 
Windows Forms? 

If you populate your combobox like this: 

```
        this.comboBox1.Items.Add("Select...");
        this.comboBox1.Items.Add("America");
        this.comboBox1.Items.Add("Asia");
        this.comboBox1.Items.Add("Yurrup");

```

Then, attach a DropDown event, to remove the first option on first drop down. 

```
    private void comboBox1_DropDown(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (comboBox1.Items[0].ToString() == "Select...")
        {
            comboBox1.Items.RemoveAt(0);
        }
    }

```
You have to create a new item, make sure it's at first position in the list, and then programmatically ignore it when the user selects it.

Or as Cheeso suggests remove the first "fake" item on first drop-down.