Silverlight - how do I get the text of the selected item in a combobox

Question

Easy one for you all...

I\'m new to Silverlight and really missing stuff like DataTables and things. What I\'m also currently struggling with is how to get the text

Answer 1

For a complex object, use reflection with the DisplayMemberPath property:

var itemType = cbx.SelectedItem.GetType();
var pi = itemType.GetProperty(cbx.DisplayMemberPath);
var stringValue = pi.GetValue(cbx.SelectedItem, null).ToString();