Get Enum value to show on Dropdownlist Asp.Net MVC

Question

I have an enum like this:

public enum PaymentType
{
    Self=1,
    Insurer=2,
    PrivateCompany=3
}

And I am showing it as select box opt

Answer 1

You can write an extension method like this:

 public static System.Web.Mvc.SelectList ToSelectList(this TEnum obj)
            where TEnum : struct, IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible // correct one
 {

   return new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeof(TEnum)).OfType()
              .Select(x =>
                    new SelectListItem
                    {
                        Text = Enum.GetName(typeof(TEnum), x),
                        Value = (Convert.ToInt32(x)).ToString()
                    }), "Value", "Text");

}

and in action use it like this:

public ActionResult Test()
{
     ViewBag.EnumList = PaymentType.Self.ToSelectList();

     return View();
}

and in View :

@Html.DropDownListFor(m=>m.SomeProperty,ViewBag.EnumList as SelectList)

Rendered HTML:

Self
Insurer
PrivateCompany

Here is a working Demo Fiddle of Enum binding with DropDownListFor