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Asked: 2026-05-25T01:58:37+00:00

I have an autocomplete box where I am trying to bind the selected item

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I have an autocomplete box where I am trying to bind the selected item to a propery of the item that is actually selected.
I.e. I have a Client object with a Name property, and the ItemsSource of my autocomplete box is a List of Clients.

The property I am trying to bind as the selected Item is a String, called SelectedClientName.
But because SelectedClientName is not of type Client, I cannot bind it directly.

As a work around, I am using a converter.
But I would like to know if there is a way to do this in the binding without converters.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I’d suggest having SelectedClientName not be of a different type, in your case of type string. Keep it the Client type and utilize your Name property where a string is required.

    Here’s some additional information on binding to complex objects in an AutoCompleteBox: http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/79158/AutoCompleteBox-Binding-Custom-Objects

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