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

Convert the enum to a list of string and add this to the comboBox

comboBox1.DataSource = Enum.GetValues(typeof(SomeEnum)).Cast();

Set the displayed value using selectedItem

comboBox1.SelectedItem = SomeEnum.SomeValue;