Get selected row item in DataGrid WPF

Question

I have a DataGrid, bound to Database table, I need to get the content of selected row in DataGrid, for example, I want to show in MessageBox content of selected row.

Example of DataGrid:

So, if I select the second row, my MessageBox has to show something like: 646 Jim Biology.

Answer 1

You can use the SelectedItem property to get the currently selected object, which you can then cast into the correct type. For instance, if your DataGrid is bound to a collection of Customer objects you could do this:

Customer customer = (Customer)myDataGrid.SelectedItem; 

Alternatively you can bind SelectedItem to your source class or ViewModel.

<Grid DataContext="MyViewModel">     <DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Customers}"               SelectedItem="{Binding Path=SelectedCustomer, Mode=TwoWay}"/> </Grid> 

Answer 2

If you're using the MVVM pattern you can bind a SelectedRecord property of your VM with SelectedItem of the DataGrid, this way you always have the SelectedValue in you VM. Otherwise you should use the SelectedIndex property of the DataGrid.