Getting value of selected item in list box as string

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I am trying to get the value of the selected item in the listbox using the code below, but it is always returning null string. ``` DataSet ds = searchforPrice(Convert.ToString(listBox1.SelectedItem)); ``` Here I am trying to pass the value of selected item as string to method searchforPrice to retrive dataset from the database. How can i retrive the value of selected item as string? I am adding items to listbox from combo box which in turn loads the items from the database. ``` listBox1.Items.Add(comboBox2.Text); ``` Anybody has answer for this..

Accepted Answer

If you want to retrieve the display text of the item, use the `GetItemText` method:

```
string text = listBox1.GetItemText(listBox1.SelectedItem);
```

Getting value of selected item in list box as string

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