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

Generic method for setting a enum as datasource for drop downs

Display would be name. Selected value would be Enum itself

public IList> GetDataSourceFromEnum() where T : struct,IConvertible
    {
        IList> list = new BindingList>();
        foreach (string value in Enum.GetNames(typeof(T)))
        {
            list.Add(new KeyValuePair(value, (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value)));
        }
        return list;
    }