MVC3 Razor DropDownListFor Enums

Question

Trying to get my project updated to MVC3, something I just can't find:

I have a simple datatype of ENUMS:

public enum States()
{
  AL,AK,AZ,...WY
}

Which I want to use as a DropDown/SelectList in my view of a model that contains this datatype:

public class FormModel()
{
    public States State {get; set;}
}

Pretty straight forward: when I go to use the auto-generate view for this partial class, it ignores this type.

I need a simple select list that sets the value of the enum as the selected item when I hit submit and process via my AJAX - JSON POST Method.

And than the view (???!):

    <div class="editor-field">
        @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.State, model => model.States)
    </div>

thanks in advance for the advice!

Answer 1

    public enum EnumStates
    {
        AL = 0,
        AK = 1,
        AZ = 2,
        WY = 3
    }


@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.State, (from EnumStates e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(EnumStates))
                                                               select new SelectListItem { Value = ((int)e).ToString(), Text = e.ToString() }), "select", new { @style = "" })
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.State)  //With select



//Or


@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.State, (from EnumStates e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(EnumStates))
                                                               select new SelectListItem { Value = ((int)e).ToString(), Text = e.ToString() }), null, new { @style = "" })
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.State)   //With out select

Answer 2

I found a way simpler solution for this here: http://coding-in.net/asp-net-mvc-3-method-extension/

using System;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Web.Mvc.Html;

namespace EnumHtmlHelper.Helper
{    
    public static class EnumDropDownList
    {
        public static HtmlString EnumDropDownListFor<TModel, TProperty>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper, Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> modelExpression, string firstElement)
        {
            var typeOfProperty = modelExpression.ReturnType;
            if(!typeOfProperty.IsEnum)
                throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Type {0} is not an enum", typeOfProperty));     
            var enumValues = new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeOfProperty));
            return htmlHelper.DropDownListFor(modelExpression, enumValues, firstElement);
}   }   }

One line in razor will do it:

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.State, new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeof(MyNamespace.Enums.States))))

You can also find code for doing it with an extension method in the linked article.

Answer 3

you can use enum in your model

your Enum

public enum States()
{
  AL,AK,AZ,...WY
}

make a model

public class enumclass
{
public States statesprop {get; set;}
}

in view

@Html.Dropdownlistfor(a=>a.statesprop)

Answer 4

This would be helpful for selecting an int value from enum: Here SpecType is an int field... and enmSpecType is an enum.

@Html.DropDownList(
    "SpecType", 
     YourNameSpace.SelectExtensions.ToSelectList(typeof(NREticaret.Core.Enums.enmSpecType), 
     Model.SpecType.ToString()), "Tip Seçiniz", new 
     { 
         gtbfieldid = "33", 
         @class = "small" 
     })

Answer 5

Same as Mike's (which is buried between lengthy responses)

model.truckimagelocation is class instance property of the TruckImageLocation enumeration type

@Html.DropDownListFor(model=>model.truckimagelocation,Enum.GetNames(typeof(TruckImageLocation)).ToArray().Select(f=> new SelectListItem() {Text = f, Value = f, Selected = false}))

Answer 6

I was able to do this in a one liner.

@Html.DropDownListFor(m=>m.YourModelProperty,new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeof(YourEnumType))))