How can I get the CheckBoxList selected values, what I have doesn't seem to work C#.NET/VisualWebPart

Question

I am creating a CheckBoxList in a class file and am using an HTMLTextWriter to render the control.

I\'m using the following code to store the selected values in a s

Answer 1

check boxlist selected values with seperator

 string items = string.Empty;
        foreach (ListItem i in CheckBoxList1.Items)
        {
            if (i.Selected == true)
            {
                items += i.Text + ",";
            }
        }
        Response.Write("selected items"+ items);