how to get sharepoint lookup value
SPFieldLookup lookUp1 = properties.ListItem.ParentList.Fields.GetField("Leave_x0020_Type") as SPFieldLookup; SPFieldLookupValue lookUpValue1 = lookUp1.GetFieldValue(properties.ListItem["Leave_x0020_Type"].ToString()) as SPFieldLookupValue; formattedValue = lookUpValue1.LookupValue;