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copied!<p>The solution from PaulTheCyclist is spot on. But I wouldn't use RESX (I'd have to add a new .resx file for each new enum??)</p> <p>Here is my HtmlHelper Expression:</p> <pre><code>public static MvcHtmlString EnumDropDownListFor<TModel, TEnum>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper, Expression<Func<TModel, TEnum>> expression, object attributes = null) { //Get metadata from enum var metadata = ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(expression, htmlHelper.ViewData); var enumType = GetNonNullableModelType(metadata); var values = Enum.GetValues(enumType).Cast<TEnum>(); //Convert enumeration items into SelectListItems var items = from value in values select new SelectListItem { Text = value.ToDescription(), Value = value.ToString(), Selected = value.Equals(metadata.Model) }; //Check for nullable value types if (metadata.IsNullableValueType) { var emptyItem = new List<SelectListItem> { new SelectListItem {Text = string.Empty, Value = string.Empty} }; items = emptyItem.Concat(items); } //Return the regular DropDownlist helper return htmlHelper.DropDownListFor(expression, items, attributes); } </code></pre> <p>Here is how I declare my enums:</p> <pre><code>[Flags] public enum LoanApplicationType { [Description("Undefined")] Undefined = 0, [Description("Personal Loan")] PersonalLoan = 1, [Description("Mortgage Loan")] MortgageLoan = 2, [Description("Vehicle Loan")] VehicleLoan = 4, [Description("Small Business")] SmallBusiness = 8, } </code></pre> <p>And here is the call from a Razor View:</p> <pre><code><div class="control-group span2"> <div class="controls"> @Html.EnumDropDownListFor(m => m.LoanType, new { @class = "span2" }) </div> </div> </code></pre> <p>Where <code>@Model.LoanType</code> is an model property of the LoanApplicationType type</p> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Sorry, forgot to include code for the helper function ToDescription()</p> <pre><code>/// <summary> /// Returns Description Attribute information for an Enum value /// </summary> /// <param name="value"></param> /// <returns></returns> public static string ToDescription(this Enum value) { if (value == null) { return string.Empty; } var attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[]) value.GetType().GetField( Convert.ToString(value)).GetCustomAttributes(typeof (DescriptionAttribute), false); return attributes.Length > 0 ? attributes[0].Description : Convert.ToString(value); } </code></pre>

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