How to get a different value of a ComboBoxItem than "Content" value ?

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Hi, I have a ComboBox in WPF with two ComboBoxItem.

I want to get a different value from each ComboBoxItem that's different from 'Content' property.

In HTML, it's like :

HTML

<select name="test" id="test">
    <option value="valueReturned1">Choice number one displayed</option>
    <option value="valueReturned2">Choice number two displayed</option>
</select>

My XAML is :

XML

<ComboBox x:Name="cbStat">
    <ComboBoxItem Content="item one displayed"></ComboBoxItem>
    <ComboBoxItem Content="item two displayed"></ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>

What I have to do for put a 'value' in my ComboBoxItems that i can will get when i select an item ? (like in HTML i get the 'value' property.

I have search for a 'value' property in the ComboBoxItem but not found :(

Thanks by advance for help.

Posted 4-Oct-12 4:25am

Saesee

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[no name] 4-Oct-12 10:42am

SelectedIndex? What kind of a "value" are you looking for?

Saesee 4-Oct-12 10:44am

It's exactly what I search. The fact that we obtain the index of the item and not a custom value bothered me; but for a list defined in XAML, it will go.

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Saesee · Answer 1 · 2012-10-04T04:40:00

Well, after a little headache... this solution looks good for me.

XAML

XML

<combobox x:name="nameSelectionTypeStat" height="24" xmlns:x="#unknown">
          VerticalAlignment="Center" MinWidth="75">
    <comboboxitem content="Stats. au trimestre"></comboboxitem>
    <comboboxitem content="Stats. à l'année"></comboboxitem>
</combobox>
<Button x:Name="nameValiderTypeStat" Content="Valider le type" Height="24"
        VerticalAlignment="Center" Click="nameValiderTypeStat_Click_1" />

CodeBehind :

C#

private void nameValiderTypeStat_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    if (nameSelectionTypeStat.SelectedIndex == 0)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Choice 1");
    }
    else if (nameSelectionTypeStat.SelectedIndex == 1)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Choice 2");
    }
}