getting data of displaymember in a combo box

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hi all,
in my application i am using a combo boxa nd binding data to display member and value member.
i can fetch the selected value by using
Combo1.SelectedValue.ToString
but i can't fetch the display value .

can any one help me out.
thanx in advance

Posted 9-Oct-10 0:53am

souravghosh18

Updated 29-Jun-22 1:29am

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Ankur^\m/ · Answer 1 · 2010-10-09T01:18:00

Solution 1

Have you tried Combo1.SelectedText?

Posted 9-Oct-10 1:18am

Ankur^\m/

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souravghosh18 9-Oct-10 7:26am

yes but it is not working

Ankur^\m/ 9-Oct-10 7:36am

Not working means? I mean give details.
Put a break point and debug to see what's the issue. You can also check values of various properties of the combobox while debugging.

Goutam Patra 9-Oct-10 7:57am

Yes, I have edited the answer, Please check it. And moreover SelectedText gives the Text of the Highlighted Selection ie the text you select by pressing Shift key.

Goutam Patra · Answer 2 · 2010-10-09T01:41:00

Solution 2

Use Combo1.SelectedValue.ToString for the value
and Combo1.Text for the Selected Text

Posted 9-Oct-10 1:41am

Goutam Patra

Updated 9-Oct-10 1:45am

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Ankur^\m/ 9-Oct-10 7:47am

He needs to get the value of selected text and not selected value. Moreover he already used the same to get the value.
Read the question again.

binoyvijayan 3-Dec-12 2:00am

its not working;

try this code:

string name=((DataRowView)ComboBox1.Items[e.Index])["Name"].ToString();
Thanks

Member 14633133 · Answer 3 · 2019-10-23T16:57:00

Solution 3

To get data from displaymember of combobox, please use

N = position data of table

me.textbox1.text = Combo1.SelectedItem(N)

Posted 23-Oct-19 16:57pm

Member 14633133

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CHill60 24-Oct-19 4:32am

Wrong. A combobox will only allow you to select a single item (it is not a listbox). Therefore you cannot apply an index to the selected items - SelectedItem(N)
In any event, you should not be assigning an object to the textbox text property, at the very least using .ToString().
The question was actually answered 9 years ago.

Member 14939097 · Answer 4 · 2022-06-29T01:29:00

Hi from Venezuela,

Try this:

DataTable sistemas = LogicaSistema.CargarTablaSistema(cboSoftware.SelectedValue.ToString());
            if (sistemas.Rows.Count == 0)
            {
                return;
            }
            DataRow row = sistemas.Rows[0];
            nombresistema = row[1].ToString();
            MessageBox.Show(nombresistema);