How do you bind an Enum to a DropDownList control in ASP.NET?

Question

Let\'s say I have the following simple enum:

enum Response
{
    Yes = 1,
    No = 2,
    Maybe = 3
}

How can I bind this enum to a DropDow

Answer 1

The accepted solution doesn't work, but the code below will help others looking for the shortest solution.

 foreach (string value in Enum.GetNames(typeof(Response)))
                    ddlResponse.Items.Add(new ListItem()
                    {
                        Text = value,
                        Value = ((int)Enum.Parse(typeof(Response), value)).ToString()
                    });