WPF: How to bind object to ComboBox

In DisplayMemberPath, give the name of the property which you want to show in the comboBox. In SelectedValuePath, give the name of the property which you want to select. When you do a ComboBox.SelectedValue, you will get the value of this property.

There are several ways to tell the framework what to display

1) Use DisplayMemberPath on the ComboBox (this will display the named property):

<ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Clients}" 
          DisplayMemberPath="Name"
/>

2) Set ItemTemplate on the ComboBox. This is like #1, except allows you to define a template to display, rather than just a property:

<ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Clients}">
    <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <Border BorderBrush="Green" BorderThickness="1" Padding="5">
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name,StringFormat='Name: {0}'}" />
            </Border>
        </DataTemplate>
    </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
</ComboBox>

3) Add a ToString() override to source class. Useful if you always want to display the same string for a given class. (Note that the default ToString() is just the class type name, which is why you see "TheProtect.UserControls.Client".)

public class Client
{
    // ...

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return string.Format("{0} ({1})", Name, ID);
    }
}

4) Add a DataTemplate to the XAML resources. This is useful for associating a given class type with a more complex or stylized template.

<UserControl xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TheProject.UserControls">
    <UserControl.Resources>
        <DataTemplate DataType="local:Client">
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" />
        </DataTemplate>
    </UserControl.Resources>

    // ...

</UserControl>