HTMLB : Capturing selected text in dropdown inside AbstractPortalComponent

Hello,

I am using AbstractPortalComponent to display a DropDownListBox using ==> Usage & Type - DropDownListBox.

I have written below event handler and want to know how to get current selection made by user in dropdown list: -

UI element declaration & definition:

DropdownListBox dd_Language = new DropdownListBox("languageDD" + systemForLang);

dd_Language.addItem("EN");

dd_Language.addItem("DE");

dd_Language.addItem("FR");

dd_Language.setOnSelect("onLangSelect");

worksetEntryLayout.addComponent(renderUiX, 2, dd_Language);

Event handler:

public void onLangSelect(Event event)throws PageException{

        ListSelectEvent ddListBox = (ListSelectEvent) event;

        String compName = ddListBox.getComponentName();

}

How do I get hold of selected entry in dropdown inside onLangSelect method?

Please help.

Thanks & Regards,

Amey