How to retrieve ComboBox selected value as enum type?

Question

This is my Enum code:

public enum EmployeeType
{
    Manager,
    Worker
}

I will initialize ComboBox values whil

Answer 1

Actually, if I would had to do that, I would have built an ObservableCollection previously to the binding (for exemple in the constructor of your view model, using the Enum.GetNames(typeof(EmployeeType)) and then iterating on each values to reparse them as EmployeeType types.

Once you have your collection set up, you just have to bind it to your ComboBox and then, when selecting an item, you should retreive a type EmployeeType without having to parse it.

public class VieModel
{
    private ObservableCollection _internal;
    public ViewModel()
    {
       _internal = new ObservableCollection();
       var tempList =  Enum.GetNames(typeof(EmployeeType));

       foreach(var val in tempList)
       {
           EmployeeType et = Enum.Parse(typeof(EmployeeType),val);
           internal.Add(et);
       }
    }

    public ObservableCollection EmployeeTypes
    {
       get { return _internal; }
    }
}

Then set the view model as the data context of your view, and bind your combobox to EmployeeTypes:

The selected should return an object of type EmployeeType.

PS: Sorry about code spelling mistakes, I don't have any C# editor near me right now ;)