Wpf listbox text but send value

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I am stuck. I have a WPF page with a listbox that has binding values from codebehind(.cs) file. The text displayed is Active, Pending, Discharged, etc. When I select Active, I need to get string "A". How do I do this?

In the XAML

XML

DisplayMemberPath="ContentName" ItemsSource="{Binding}" SelectedValuePath="ContentCode">

In the CS

C#

public PatientSearch()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    var data = new[] {
       new ListBoxData {ContentCode="A", ContentName="Active"} ,
       new ListBoxData {ContentCode="P", ContentName="Pending"} ,
       new ListBoxData {ContentCode="D", ContentName="Discharge"} ,
       new ListBoxData {ContentCode="I", ContentName="Interrupted"},
       new ListBoxData {ContentCode = "X", ContentName = "Archived"}
    };
    // Bind Array List with the ListBox
    LbPatStat.ItemsSource = data;
}

public class ListBoxData
{
    public string ContentCode { get; set; }
    public string ContentName { get; set; }
}

What I have tried:

I have tried to use IF/Else ans Switch statements, but each of them pass Active and not A...

Posted 28-Mar-16 19:46pm

Derek Kennard

Updated 28-Mar-16 20:39pm

VR Karthikeyan

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VR Karthikeyan · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-28T20:39:00

Solution 1

Hi, just do the following in ListBox SelectionChanged event,

C#

private void LbPatStat_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
   ListBoxData SelectedListBoxData = (ListBoxData)LbPatStat.SelectedItem;
   MessageBox.Show("SelectedListBoxData : " + SelectedListBoxData.ContentCode);
}

Posted 28-Mar-16 20:39pm

VR Karthikeyan

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Derek Kennard 4-Apr-16 0:18am

A few minor tweaks, but the concept was exactly what I needed. Thank you