How can I convert an enumeration into a List?

Question

i have an asp.net-mvc webpage and i want to show a dropdown list that is based off an enum. I want to show the text of each enum item and the id being the int value that the en

Answer 1

It's super easy with my extension method. Which also allows you to provide options like adding placeholder, grouping and disabling certain values or groups. Give it a try.

enum Color
{       
    Blue,
    [Category("Light")]
    [DisplayName("Light Blue")]
    LBlue,
    [Category("Dark")]
    [DisplayName("Dark Blue")]
    DBlue,
    Red,
    [Category("Dark")]
    [DisplayName("Dark Red")]
    DRed,
    [Category("Light")]
    [DisplayName("Light Red")]
    LRed,
    Green,
    [Category("Dark")]
    [DisplayName("Dark Green")]
    DGreen,
    [Category("Light")]
    [DisplayName("Light Green")]
    LGreen  
}

var list = typeof(Color).ToSelectList();

//or with custom options
var list = typeof(Color).ToSelectList(new SelectListOptions { Placeholder = "Please Select A Color"});

Here's the link to the github repo.