How to set the default display text for GridComboBox column in WinForms DataGrid (SfDataGrid)?

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In SfDataGrid, GridComboBoxColumn does not have direct support to display default text on it when there is no selected Item. You can change default text using SfDataGrid.DrawCell event.

this.sfDataGrid.DrawCell += SfDataGrid_DrawCell;
private void SfDataGrid_DrawCell(object sender, Syncfusion.WinForms.DataGrid.Events.DrawCellEventArgs e)
{
    if(e.Column.MappingName == "ShipCountry" && string.IsNullOrEmpty(e.DisplayText))
    {
        e.DisplayText = "Select Item";
    }
}

Image with shown the default text as Select Item

View Sample in GitHub.

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