binding a listbox

[luisve]

hi i have a listbox that is bind with a dataset, this part works fine all the records on the dataset are on the list at run time, my problem is when triying to use the values from the listbox every item that i get from this list get the value:

system.data........

How can i use the value that is display in the list box??

thanks

 

[JurkMonkey]

lstListBox.SelectedItem.Text;

I think.

You might want to use a ListView.

then it would be:

lstListView.SelectedItems[0].Text; //Gives you the text of the first selected item.

 

[imterpsfan3]

lstListBox.SelectedValue would give you the value from the list box.

I'm not sure how you are binding the listbox but this is how I do it with a dataset. In this case I'm binding two fields for the listbox, one to contain the value and the other for the display.

lstListBox.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];
lstListBox.ValueMember = ds.Tables[0].Columns[0].ToString();
lstListBox.DisplayMember = ds.Tables[0].Columns[1].ToString();

Then I use the SelectedIndex_Changed event to derive the value of the list box

private void lstListBox_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			
			try
			{
				
				int listValue =Convert.ToInt32(this.lstListBox.SelectedValue));
					
				
				
			}
			catch(Exception ex)
			{
				string msg = "Error Message: " + ex.Message + " " + ex.GetType().ToString();				
				MessageBox.Show(msg);
			}
			finally
			{
			}
		}

 

[luisve]

Thanks for the help is working now!!