Binding an Enum to a DropDownList in MVC 4? [duplicate]

Question

I've been finding all over the place that the common way to bind Enums to DropDowns is through helper methods, which seems a bit overbearing for such a seemingly simple task.

What is the best way to bind Enums to DropDownLists in ASP.Net MVC 4?

Answer 1

You can to this:

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Type, Enum.GetNames(typeof(Rewards.Models.PropertyType)).Select(e => new SelectListItem { Text = e }))