DropDownList with enums

[Steven]

I am trying to use a DropDownList with an enum.

@Html.Kendo().DropDownListFor(model => model.Program) where Program is of type RecyclingProgram which is an Enum.

How do I get the enum values to:

1. Display in the drop-down list?
2. Update the model when it is posted back to the server?

[Alexander]

This thread is kind of old but since it still came up in the search results:

If the name of your property is ePriority and PriorityEnum is an enum, then the following code will give you you all enum values in the drop down and bind correctly to your model:

Html.Kendo().DropDownList()

            .Name("ePriority")

            .BindTo(Enum.GetNames(typeof(PriorityEnum)).ToList()

This is equivalent to the following vanilla ASP.NET code (in function, not in the HTML it produces):

Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ePriority, new SelectList(Enum.GetNames(typeof(PriorityEnum))))

The above is courtesy of: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4656758/mvc3-razor-dropdownlistfor-enums/8538813#8538813

[Chris]

Sadly this didn't work for me, it didn't prefill the drop down with the correct setting of the model (in the case of an edit). Anyone have a suggestion why?

[Nencho]

Hello Chris,

If I had correctly understood the issue that you are experiencing - the value is not correctly set when the DropDownListFor helper is used. If that's correct, I would suggest you to refer to the forum thread where a cause/solution for this case is discussed:

https://www.telerik.com/forums/problem-binding-enum-to-dropdownlist

Hope this would help.

Regards,
Nencho
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