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

// aspx.cs

// Load CheckBoxList selected items into ListBox

    int status = 1;
    foreach (ListItem  s in chklstStates.Items  )
    {
        if (s.Selected == true)
        {
            if (ListBox1.Items.Count == 0)
            {
                ListBox1.Items.Add(s.Text);

            }
            else
            {
                foreach (ListItem list in ListBox1.Items)
                {
                    if (list.Text == s.Text)
                    {
                        status = status * 0;

                    }
                    else
                    {
                        status = status * 1;
                    }
                }
                if (status == 0)
                { }
               else
                {
                    ListBox1.Items.Add(s.Text);
                }
                status = 1;
            }
        }
    }
}