Getting value of selected item in list box as string

Question

I am trying to get the value of the selected item in the listbox using the code below, but it is always returning null string.

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Answer 1

To retreive the value of all selected item in à listbox you can cast selected item in DataRowView and then select column where your data is:

foreach(object element in listbox.SelectedItems) {
    DataRowView row = (DataRowView)element;
    MessageBox.Show(row[0]);
}