How to get value of the selected item

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I want to get the value of the selected item of the combobox. I'm using wpf and c#.

I make something like that:

 String c = Combobox.SelectedItem.Tag

No, all the answers are wrong here, but perhaps it is also a bit 'my fault because I could not express myself well. However, for each item in the ComboBox associate a value, for example:

Item1 (Value) => Home (Tag)<br>
Item2 (Value) => Away (Tag)<br>
Item3 (Value) => Half (Tag)<br>

and this is September Tag like:

Now I want get this tag When the related item is selected, for example: user select Item1 and in the variable is valorize Home with tags ... But isn't working. So what is the way to get it?

possible duplicate of [How to get the selected item of a combo box to a string variable in c#](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15186093/how-to-get-the-selected-item-of-a-combo-box-to-a-string-variable-in-c-sharp) — maraaaaaaaa, Jun 18 '15 at 17:58
`combobox.SelectedItem` is the object the the combobox is bound to. See: http://stackoverflow.com/a/4902454/880990 — Olivier Jacot-Descombes, Jun 18 '15 at 18:02
Do you mean something like using a `Dictionary`? That would have a key and value, so you would have a tag as your key and a value as your visible piece. — David, Jun 18 '15 at 19:18
I already use this solution for storage the value. I want to know if there is another smart way.. — Harold Finch, Jun 18 '15 at 19:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 18 '15 at 18:02

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You can do this:

string c = comboBox1.SelectedValue != null ? comboBox1.SelectedValue.ToString() : string.Empty;

answered Jun 18 '15 at 18:02

Christian Amado

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No need for a ternary, it should exist already. All you need is `string c = comboBox1.SelectedValue;` – David Jun 18 '15 at 18:43
SelectedValue returns an object, you cannot cast to string directly. – Christian Amado Jun 18 '15 at 18:45

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '15 at 18:02

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String c=combobox.SelectedValue

answered Jun 18 '15 at 18:02

David Maisuradze

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How to get value of the selected item

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