How to Bind Enum Types to the DropDownList?

Question

If I have the following enum

public enum EmployeeType {     Manager = 1,     TeamLeader,     Senior,     Junior } 

and I have DropDownList and I want to bind this EmployeeType enum to the DropDownList, is there any way to do that?

Answer 1

if you have DropDownList object called ddl you can do it as below

ddl.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(EmployeeType)); ddl.DataBind(); 

if you want the Enum value Back on Selection ....

 EmployeeType empType = (EmployeeType)Enum.Parse(typeof(EmployeeType), ddl.SelectedValue);