Select List Default Value

I have wondered about this for a while but haven't found an answer, maybe because I haven't searched for the right thing.
With a select list, is there a straightforward way to specify the first item on the list for the default value?
What is the best way to handle a case where the query providing the list of values may take a while to complete? I don't want to double the setup time by repeating the query just for the sake of finding the first item.

Yes, it is. I am never using default values but computations. Default value will be set only after page submittion and not on load. A computation will set the item session state on load. Usually, you use some kind of condition for the computations to set the value of the item to something only if the item value is NULL. One of the reasons is also that the computations are visible in the page property and default values are hidden within the item properties.
Denes Kubicek
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OK, I've done my homework, and did not find my answer in the Forum, so here it is.
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