How to use MVC Html Helper .DropDownListFor<> with an Enum

Question

In my MVC 3 Razor app, I have a Model with an enum..

Model Example:

public class EmployeeModel
{
 public enum Title
 {
  Accountant = 111,
  Sales =          


        

Answer 1

Here's a way using Html Helpers:

Model

public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public JobTitle Job { get; set; }
    public enum JobTitle
    {
        Accountant = 111,
        Sales = 222,
        Production = 333
    }
}

View

@model MvcApplication1.Models.Person

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Index";
}

@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
    @Html.TextBoxFor(n => n.Name)
    @Html.DropDownListFor(c => c.Job, new[]{
        new SelectListItem() {Text = MvcApplication1.Models.Person.JobTitle.Accountant.ToString(), 
            Value=((int)MvcApplication1.Models.Person.JobTitle.Accountant).ToString()}
        ,new SelectListItem() {Text = MvcApplication1.Models.Person.JobTitle.Production.ToString(), 
            Value=((int)MvcApplication1.Models.Person.JobTitle.Production).ToString()}
        ,new SelectListItem() {Text = MvcApplication1.Models.Person.JobTitle.Sales.ToString(),
            Value=((int)MvcApplication1.Models.Person.JobTitle.Sales).ToString()}}
            , "Choose a Job Title")                               
}

HTML Output

    





Choose a Job Title
Accountant
Production
Sales