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How to Bind An Enum Name and Value to an ASP.NET DropDownList

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  1. enum Speed { 
  2.         Low = 1, 
  3.         Medium = 2, 
  4.         High = 3 
  5.     }
  6.  
  7.     protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { 
  8.         Hashtable htSpeed = BindEnum(typeof(Speed)); 
  9.         DropDownList1.DataSource = htSpeed; 
  10.         DropDownList1.DataValueField = "key"; 
  11.         DropDownList1.DataTextField = "value"; 
  12.         DropDownList1.DataBind();
  13.     }
  14.  
  15.     protected Hashtable BindEnum(Type speedEnum) { 
  16.         string[] enumNm = Enum.GetNames(speedEnum); 
  17.         int[] enumVal = (int[])Enum.GetValues(speedEnum); 
  18.         Hashtable htSpeed = new Hashtable(); 
  19.         for (int cnt = 0; cnt < enumVal.Length; cnt++) 
  20.         { 
  21.             htSpeed.Add(enumVal.GetValue(cnt), enumNm[cnt]); 
  22.         }
  23.         return htSpeed; 
  24.     }

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