Dropdown databind to public enum

[wapsiii]

I'm trying to do this
http://geekswithblogs.net/jawad/arch...mDropDown.aspx

public enum Color
{
RED,
GREEN,
BLUE
}

protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList ddColor;

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if(!IsPostBack)
{
ddColor.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(Color));
ddColor.DataBind();
}
}

private void ddColor_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender,
System.EventArgs e)
{
Color selectedColor = (Color)Enum.Parse(ddColor.SelectedValue);
}

in vb, but I can't get the syntax of "ddColor.DataSource =
Enum.GetNames(typeof(Color));" correct!

Please help

[Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) - MVP]

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
If Not MyBase.IsPostBack Then
Me.ddColor.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(GetType(Color))
Me.ddColor.DataBind
End If
End Sub

Your event handler is wrong, however (missing one arg on the enum.parse):

Private Sub ddColor_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As
EventArgs)
Dim color1 As Color = CType(Enum.Parse(GetType(Color), _

ddColor.SelectedValue), Color)
End Sub

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"wapsiii" wrote:

I'm trying to do this
http://geekswithblogs.net/jawad/arch...mDropDown.aspx

public enum Color
{
RED,
GREEN,
BLUE
}

protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList ddColor;

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if(!IsPostBack)
{
ddColor.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(Color));
ddColor.DataBind();
}
}

private void ddColor_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender,
System.EventArgs e)
{
Color selectedColor = (Color)Enum.Parse(ddColor.SelectedValue);
}

in vb, but I can't get the syntax of "ddColor.DataSource =
Enum.GetNames(typeof(Color));" correct!

Please help

[wapsiii]

thanks :)

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:59:03 -0700, "Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) - MVP"
<No************@comcast.netNoSpamM> wrote:

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
If Not MyBase.IsPostBack Then
Me.ddColor.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(GetType(Color))
Me.ddColor.DataBind
End If
End Sub

Your event handler is wrong, however (missing one arg on the enum.parse):

Private Sub ddColor_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As
EventArgs)
Dim color1 As Color = CType(Enum.Parse(GetType(Color), _

ddColor.SelectedValue), Color)
End Sub