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Bind Enum data to Dropdown List By Sorting

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29 Dec 2010CPOL 22K   3   6
public enum DignosisOrderType
{
    All = 0,
    General = 1,
    Uveitis = 2,
    Coag = 3,
    PreOp = 4,
    Tests = 5,
    RP = 6
}

public static void BindDropDownByEnum(ref DropDownList dropDownList, Type enumDataSource)
{
    DataTable dtTemp = new DataTable();
    dtTemp.Columns.Add("ID");
    dtTemp.Columns.Add("Name");
    string[] names = Enum.GetNames(enumDataSource);
    Array values = Enum.GetValues(enumDataSource);
    for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
    {
        DataRow drTemp = dtTemp.NewRow();
        drTemp["ID"] = Convert.ToInt32((DignosisOrderType)Enum.Parse(typeof(DignosisOrderType), names[i])).ToString();
        drTemp["Name"] = names[i];
        dtTemp.Rows.Add(drTemp);
    }
    DataView dvTemp = new DataView(dtTemp);
    dvTemp.Sort = "Name";
    dropDownList.DataTextField = "Name";
    dropDownList.DataValueField = "ID";
    dropDownList.DataSource = dvTemp;
    dropDownList.DataBind();

}

Call Above Method

BindDropDownByEnum(ref DropDownList1, typeof(DignosisOrderType));

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GeneralReason for my vote of 5 looking good please explain code -- ... Pin
Pranay Rana30-Dec-10 16:47
professionalPranay Rana30-Dec-10 16:47 
GeneralReason for my vote of 4 get 4 from me -- but include descrip... Pin
Pranay Rana29-Dec-10 19:22
professionalPranay Rana29-Dec-10 19:22 
Reason for my vote of 4
get 4 from me -- but include description so that people can understand
GeneralReason for my vote of 1 Whats with people creating DataTable... Pin
SledgeHammer0129-Dec-10 9:32
SledgeHammer0129-Dec-10 9:32 
GeneralAnd I agree with Shahriar - you need to add some description... Pin
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GeneralAdded ASP.Net to the tags. Platform is as important as the l... Pin
#realJSOP26-Dec-10 4:22
mve#realJSOP26-Dec-10 4:22 
GeneralNeed bit details explanation what each function does. Pin
Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury/Galib25-Dec-10 20:34
professionalShahriar Iqbal Chowdhury/Galib25-Dec-10 20:34 

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