Retrieving selected item from listbox - wpf

Question

How do i retrieve values from selected item in listbox.
I have a databound listbox:
<ListBox x:Name="EventsListBox"
ItemsSource="{Binding}"
SelectedValuePath="idevents"
ItemTemplate="{DynamicResource DataTemplate2}"
/>
Which uses this datatemplate to populate:
<DataTemplate x:Key="DataTemplate2">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="60"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Margin="0,5,5,5" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<DockPanel TextBlock.FontWeight="Bold" >
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=eventname, FallbackValue=Manchester}" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
</DockPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=realchannelname, FallbackValue=Channel}" FontStyle="Italic" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=datetime, FallbackValue=datetime}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
How would i get 'eventname' value and set it as a string to a label here;
Private Sub EventsListBox_SelectionChanged(sender As Object, e As SelectionChangedEventArgs) Handles EventsListBox.SelectionChanged
End Sub

Answer 1

In general, I try to do things through binding because they will automatically update.
In Code Behind you can gain access to the value of the item via the SelectedValue property.
String value = EventsListBox.SelectedValue;
A better way of doing this is to have a binding update a property. This way everything always will update with bindings
<ListBox x:Name="EventsListBox"
SelectedValue="{Binding SelectedEventName} >
</ListBox>
You should note that the SelectedEventName is a property on the viewmodel that the listbox is bound to.