Associating string values to Items

[Stephen]

I have several ComboBox's that display items in a meaningful was to my users, but actually reflect something else. For example, the ComboBox might display car part descriptions, but for processing I need to know the actual part number that the part description was derived from. Is there anyway to associate the part number with the items being displayed in the ComboBox?

[Rosen Vladimirov]

Hello Stephen,

The best way to achieve this is to use collection of objects for ItemsSource of your RadComboBox. After that you can use DisplayMemberPath property to select which of the property of the object to be shown to the user. In this scenario the SelectedItem will be your object. You can also use SelectedValuePath property to indicate which of object's properties will be used as SelectedValue of the combo.

I'm sending you a sample project demonstrating this approach. Please check it and inform us in case you have any problems or concerns.

Regards,
Rosen Vladimirov
Telerik

[Stephen]

Thanks, all. We got it shortly after our original posting.