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Bildsoe
Bildsoe

Reputation: 1340

How do i show enum values in a combo-box?

How do i show enum values in a combo-box? The code below result in the combobox having all displayed names being "caseHandler.cState". I wanted it to have the actual names of the enum values.

My enum is defined as follows:

public enum caseState
{
    Active = 1,
    Finished,
    Problem
}

I have a class that is defined as this:

public class cState
{    
    public string _name;
    public int _id;

    public cState(int id,string name)
    {
        _name = name;
        _id = id;
    }
}

And the code for populating my combobox:

ArrayList AL = new ArrayList();

foreach (string cs in Enum.GetNames(typeof(caseState)))
{
    cState aEnum = new cState((int)Enum.Parse(typeof(caseState),cs),cs);
    AL.Add(aEnum);
}


cbState.DisplayMember = "_name";
cbState.ValueMember = "_id";

cbState.DataSource = AL;

Upvotes: 18

Views: 26416

Answers (2)

Saeed Dini
Saeed Dini

Reputation: 125

Here My Code , you can have text and value together and fill Combobox 

 public enum LayerType : int
{

    [Description("محوطه")]
    Area = 1,


    [Description("ساختمان")]
    Building = 2,


    [Description("بارانداز")]
    Wharf = 3,}

drpLayer.DataSource = Enum.GetValues(typeof(LayerType))
             .Cast<Enum>()
             .Select(value => new
        {
        (Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString()), typeof(DescriptionAttribute)) as DescriptionAttribute).Description,
        value
         })
        .OrderBy(item => item.value)
        .ToList();
            drpLayer.DisplayMember = "Description";
            drpLayer.ValueMember = "value";

Upvotes: 4

Stecya
Stecya

Reputation: 23266

Have you tried to use 

cbState.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(caseState));

And when retrieving data just Parse it

Upvotes: 32

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