How do you bind an Enum to a DropDownList control in ASP.NET?

Question

Let\'s say I have the following simple enum:

enum Response
{
    Yes = 1,
    No = 2,
    Maybe = 3
}

How can I bind this enum to a DropDow

Answer 1

For those of us that want a working C# solution that works with any drop and enum...

private void LoadConsciousnessDrop()
{
    string sel_val = this.drp_Consciousness.SelectedValue;
    this.drp_Consciousness.Items.Clear();
    string[] names = Enum.GetNames(typeof(Consciousness));
    
    for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
        this.drp_Consciousness.Items.Add(new ListItem(names[i], ((int)((Consciousness)Enum.Parse(typeof(Consciousness), names[i]))).ToString()));

    this.drp_Consciousness.SelectedValue = String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sel_val) ? null : sel_val;
}