Quick And Dirty Option Lists using Enums

You might have a form that sets some options, and you need a quick and easy way to get the value from the option selected or determine what was selected.
 
Well this is achievable using Enum(erators):
 
Take this example;

Private Enum ListOfChoices
    Yes
    No
    Possibly
    Never
    Pass
End Enum

It is possible to quickly and easily dump this list into a dropdown list combo box, and then quickly pull the value the user selected.
 

Private Sub MainForm_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    'Populate a combo box with the enum options
    ComboBox1.Items.AddRange([Enum].GetNames(GetType(ListOfChoices)))
End Sub
 
Private Sub ComboBox1_SelectedValueChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.SelectedValueChanged
    'Retrieve the Enum Text Name from the Index selected
    MsgBox("You Selected: " & [Enum].GetName(GetType(ListOfChoices), ComboBox1.SelectedIndex))
End Sub

You could have just read the combobox selected value, but the point was demonstrating get a Enum String from the Enum value.
 
Both the Enum and the Combobox have 0 based index values for the item lists, so it is easy to work them together. This is just as applicable to list boxes, etc.
 
Cheap and easy.

WARNING! As it says it is Quick and Dirty, it could just as easily cause you a lot of problems - Refer to this article for indepth discussion around enumerating enum's; http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/129830/Enumeration-Types-do-not-Enumerate-Working-around