How do i show enum values in a combo-box?

Question

How do i show enum values in a combo-box? The code below result in the combobox having all displayed names being "caseHandler.cState". I wanted it to have the actual names of the enum values.

My enum is defined as follows:

public enum caseState
{
    Active = 1,
    Finished,
    Problem
}

I have a class that is defined as this:

public class cState
{    
    public string _name;
    public int _id;

    public cState(int id,string name)
    {
        _name = name;
        _id = id;
    }
}

And the code for populating my combobox:

ArrayList AL = new ArrayList();

foreach (string cs in Enum.GetNames(typeof(caseState)))
{
    cState aEnum = new cState((int)Enum.Parse(typeof(caseState),cs),cs);
    AL.Add(aEnum);
}


cbState.DisplayMember = "_name";
cbState.ValueMember = "_id";

cbState.DataSource = AL;

Answer 1

Have you tried to use

cbState.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(caseState));

And when retrieving data just Parse it