Convert selected item in combobox into string

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Hi, I have the following codes which is trying get the selected item in combobox and convert it into string. But after I run my project it does not display the value as I expected. Below are my codes:

C#

dummyMeasurementDto.ProcessType = cmbProcessType.SelectedItem.ToString();

Posted 29-Jan-15 19:54pm

Jamie888

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Vivek Krishnamurthy 30-Jan-15 2:07am

can you explain in detail what is the issue, what is it displaying ?

what have you tried ?

Atish K. Singh 30-Jan-15 2:16am

Question is not clear? What you are expecting and what is it displaying?

deepankarbhatnagar 30-Jan-15 2:36am

Not getting what you trying to ask?

Jamie888 30-Jan-15 2:50am

I am trying to convert the selected item from combobox into a string so that I can display it. The "dummyMeasurementDto.ProcessType" is a DTO. I can get the item, just I cannot convert the selected item properly.

Vivek Krishnamurthy 30-Jan-15 5:28am

"it does not display the value as I expected" - what are you expecting ? and what is it dispalying ?

BillWoodruff 30-Jan-15 11:32am

Try using 'SelectedText

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/\jmot · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-29T22:46:00

Solution 1

Try..

C#

dummyMeasurementDto.ProcessType = cmbProcessType.SelectedItem.Text.ToString();
//OR
dummyMeasurementDto.ProcessType = cmbProcessType.Text;

C#

Object selectedItem = comboBox1.SelectedItem;
String str=selectedItem.ToString();

Posted 29-Jan-15 22:46pm

/\jmot

Updated 29-Jan-15 23:31pm

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Jamie888 2-Feb-15 0:29am

Yes. I have tried both methods. The second answer on the first tab "dummyMeasurementDto.ProcessType = cmbProcessType.Text;" seems to solve the problem. Thank you sir.