//***********Start of My Code**************
		  
		
		//---class or module level variables go here after the InitializeComponent(); stuff
		        static double grandTotal = 0;     //hold the running total
				static int numItems = 0;            //hold the number of items bought





	
private: System::Void btnAdd_Click(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) 
		 {
		 
		   //---take item and cost & put them in textboxes
            
            String^ itemSelected = lstItems->Text->Substring(0,15)->Trim();
            double price = Convert::ToDouble(lstItems->Text->Substring(16)->Trim());

            //---now assign values to the textboxes        
            txtItem->Text = itemSelected->Trim();
			txtCost->Text = Convert::ToString(price);

            //---add this cost to the running total
            grandTotal += price;
            numItems++;     //same as numItems = numItems + 1 or numItems += 1          
            
		 
		 }