Binding an enum to a WinForms combo box, and then setting it

Question

a lot of people have answered the question of how to bind an enum to a combo box in WinForms. Its like this:

comboBox1.DataSource = Enum.GetValues(typeof(MyE         


        

Answer 1

I use the following helper method, which you can bind to your list.

    ''' 

    ''' Returns enumeration as a sortable list.
    ''' 
    ''' GetType(some enumeration)
    Public Shared Function GetEnumAsList(ByVal t As Type) As SortedList(Of String, Integer)

        If Not t.IsEnum Then
            Throw New ArgumentException("Type is not an enumeration.")
        End If

        Dim items As New SortedList(Of String, Integer)
        Dim enumValues As Integer() = [Enum].GetValues(t)
        Dim enumNames As String() = [Enum].GetNames(t)

        For i As Integer = 0 To enumValues.GetUpperBound(0)
            items.Add(enumNames(i), enumValues(i))
        Next

        Return items

    End Function