GetCurrentValue(listbox);

function [Selection,SelectionIndex] = GetCurrentValue(listbox);

% [Selection,SelectionIndex] = GetCurrentValue(listbox_handle)
%
% Returns a string containing the current selection in the specified listbox.
% Also return the index to the item in a second output argument.
%
%

ListItems = get(listbox,'string');
SelectionIndex = get(listbox,'value');
Selection = ListItems{SelectionIndex};