Finding value of win listBox?

[VM]

How can I get the selected value of a Windows Listbox? It only has two items
(which I added through the Collection property) and everytime I get the
selectedIndex, it returns -1. If I use selectedvalue, I receive a Null
exception. From what I've read, the Text property can't be used (MS declared
it a bug).

Thanks.

[Nathan Price]

Are you sure something is actually selected? selectedIndex returns -1 if
nothing is highlighted, otherwise it would return the index of the selected
item.

Nathan Price

"VM" <vo******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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How can I get the selected value of a Windows Listbox? It only has two items (which I added through the Collection property) and everytime I get the
selectedIndex, it returns -1. If I use selectedvalue, I receive a Null
exception. From what I've read, the Text property can't be used (MS declared it a bug).

Thanks.

[VM]

Can it be used without having to hightlight anything? Would it be possible
to just get the value of the listbox (like a combobox)?

Thanks.
"Nathan Price" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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Are you sure something is actually selected? selectedIndex returns -1 if
nothing is highlighted, otherwise it would return the index of the selected item.

Nathan Price

"VM" <vo******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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How can I get the selected value of a Windows Listbox? It only has two

items

(which I added through the Collection property) and everytime I get the
selectedIndex, it returns -1. If I use selectedvalue, I receive a Null
exception. From what I've read, the Text property can't be used (MS

declared

it a bug).

Thanks.

[Morten Wennevik]

Hi VM,

A ListBox doesn't have a default value like the ComboBox. It is possible to get the first value of the list if that is what you want (or any other value in the list). ListBox.Items[0] will return the first object in the list. You need to cast it to whatever type it is (usually a string).

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Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]