Get wpf combobox selected value

Question

How do I get the selected value (eg Option1) as a string from my example below. I\'ve tried loads of suggestions on Google but can\'t get the string.

Answer 1

You shouldn't insert the combobox items manually. Set them by using ItemsSource.

Basically you should create a list of options (or objects representing options) and set them as ItemsSource, this way your SelectedItem will be exactly the option which is selected, not the automatically created wrapping ComboboxItem.