How to Bind Enum Types to the DropDownList?

Question

If I have the following enum

public enum EmployeeType
{
    Manager = 1,
    TeamLeader,
    Senior,
    Junior
}

and I have DropDownList

Answer 1

I wrote a helper function to give me a dictionary that I can bind:

public static Dictionary GetDictionaryFromEnum()
{

    string[] names = Enum.GetNames(typeof(T));

    Array keysTemp = Enum.GetValues(typeof(T));
    dynamic keys = keysTemp.Cast();

    dynamic dictionary = keys.Zip(names, (k, v) => new {
        Key = k,
        Value = v
    }).ToDictionary(x => x.Key, x => x.Value);

    return dictionary;
}