How to get combobox selectedItem value using binding - combobox

Question

My Combobox:
<pmControls:pmComboBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Margin="3"
SelectedItem="{Binding Applicable_For,Mode=Two Way}" DisplayMemberPath="Applicable_For"
SelectedValuePath="Applicable_For">
<pmControls:pmComboBoxItem Content="Parcel" ></pmControls:pmComboBoxItem>
<pmControls:pmComboBoxItem Content="Property"></pmControls:pmComboBoxItem>
</pmControls:pmComboBox>
Have Added 2 static items to combobox as parcel and property and want to get these values
using binding .
I have given binding to SelectedItem and my binding field is Applicable_For.
Using above code am getting value as null in Applicable_For.
EDIT: I have added Mode=Two Way for Selected Item which I have forgot before.
But not it getting value as namespace like 'PropMgmt.Controls.pmComboBoxItem'
Please Help..

Answer 1

Instead of adding static items to combo box you can create a collection for it. for ex. Create class like:
public class KeyValuePair
{
string key;
public string Key
{
get { return key; }
set { key = value; }
}
string value;
public string Value
{
get { return this.value; }
set { this.value = value; }
}
}
Then in your view model add following code:
ObservableCollection<KeyValuePair> applicable_For_KeyValues = new ObservableCollection<KeyValuePair>();
KeyValuePair k1 = new KeyValuePair() { Key = "1", Value = "Parcel" };
KeyValuePair k2 = new KeyValuePair() { Key = "2", Value = "Property" };
applicable_For_KeyValues.Add(k1);
applicable_For_KeyValues.Add(k2);
Then in xaml add following:
<pmControls:pmComboBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Margin="3"
ItemsSource="{Binding Applicable_For_KeyValues}"
SelectedValue="{Binding Applicable_For,Mode=TwoWay}" SelectedValuePath="Value">
<pmControls:pmComboBox.ItemTemplate >
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Value}"></TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
</pmControls:pmComboBox.ItemTemplate>
</pmControls:pmComboBox>
Hope this solve your problem.