How to get Get a C# Enumeration in Javascript

Question

I have an enum in my C# code and I want to get the same enum in javascript.

Is there any way to do this without hardcoding?

Answer 1

You can serialize all enum values to JSON:

private void ExportEnum<T>() {     var type = typeof(T);     var values = Enum.GetValues(type).Cast<T>();     var dict = values.ToDictionary(e => e.ToString(), e => Convert.ToInt32(e));     var json = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(dict);     var script = string.Format("{0}={1};", type.Name, json);     System.Web.UI.ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, GetType(), "CloseLightbox", script, true); }  ExportEnum<MyEnum>(); 

This registers a script like:

MyEnum={"Red":1,"Green":2,"Blue":3};