Binding a ComboBox to an enum nested in a class

Question

I have been going crazy with binding a combobox to an enum typed property of a class, where the enum itself is declared in that same class.

I am trying to follow th

Answer 1

Another way of getting the enum values for use as a data source:

    
        
            
        
    


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ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource TestValues}}"

Note that you still need the Type2Extension because of weirdness with TypeExtension and nested types. But you wouldn't need the extra custom markup extension. This way is better if you'll be using the list in multiple places, as you can declare it in your App.xaml resources.