ASP.NET SelectedItem Property

Complete ListControl Control Reference

Definition and Usage

The SelectedItem property represents the text of a selected item in a list.

Example

The following example gets the Text from a ListItem in a RadioButtonList control:

<script runat="server">
Sub Change(obj As Object, e As EventArgs)
 Response.Write("You selected " & rb1.SelectedItem.Text)
End Sub
</script>

<form runat=server>
<asp:RadioButtonList id="rb1" AutoPostBack="true" 
runat="server" OnSelectedIndexChanged="Change">
  <asp:ListItem Text="Item 1" />
  <asp:ListItem Text="Item 2" />
</asp:RadioButtonList>
</form>

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Use the SelectedItem property in a RadioButton list

Complete ListControl Control Reference

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