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DropDownList with Enum in ASP.NET MVC

Creating dropdownlist in asp.net mvc using enum. Using enum we can populate dropdown list with selectlistitem in mvc. see below example with all steps:

Inside model we need to define
    1. a property of enum type.
    2. a property of SelectedListItem as IEnumerable.
    3. Inside constructor filling Dropdown list from enum.
Model
  1. public class UserModel  
  2.     {  
  3.         public Country Country { get; set; }  
  4.         public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> CountryList { get; set; }  
  5.         public UserModel()  
  6.         {  
  7.             CountryList = Enum.GetNames(typeof(Country)).Select(name => new SelectListItem()  
  8.             {  
  9.                 Text = name,  
  10.                 Value = name  
  11.             });  
  12.         }  
  13.     }  
Enum (County list)
  1. public enum Country  
  2.     {  
  3.         India,  
  4.         USA,  
  5.         UK,  
  6.         Canada  
  7.     }  
Action (Creating object of model and return model)
  1. public class HomeController : Controller  
  2.     {  
  3.         public ActionResult Country()  
  4.         {  
  5.             UserModel model = new UserModel();  
  6.             return View(model);  
  7.         }  
  8.     }  
View (Calling mode on top and filling dropdown list)
  1. @model MvcApplication1.Models.UserModel  
  2.   
  3. @{  
  4.     ViewBag.Title="Country DropDown"  
  5.     Layout="~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml"  
  6. }  
  7.   
  8. Country:  
  9. @Html.DropDownListFor(model=>model.Country, Model.CountryList)  
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