For MVC v5.1 use Html.EnumDropDownListFor
@Html.EnumDropDownListFor(
x => x.YourEnumField,
"Select My Type",
new { @class = "form-control" })
For MVC v5 use EnumHelper
@Html.DropDownList("MyType",
EnumHelper.GetSelectList(typeof(MyType)) ,
"Select My Type",
new { @class = "form-control" })
For MVC 5 and lower
I rolled Rune's answer into an extension method:
namespace MyApp.Common
{
public static class MyExtensions{
public static SelectList ToSelectList<TEnum>(this TEnum enumObj)
where TEnum : struct, IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible
{
var values = from TEnum e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(TEnum))
select new { Id = e, Name = e.ToString() };
return new SelectList(values, "Id", "Name", enumObj);
}
}
}
This allows you to write:
ViewData["taskStatus"] = task.Status.ToSelectList();
by using MyApp.Common
Here is a mostly clean attribute-based solution to the multiple submit button issue based heavily on the post and comments from Maarten Balliauw.
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
public class MultipleButtonAttribute : ActionNameSelectorAttribute
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Argument { get; set; }
public override bool IsValidName(ControllerContext controllerContext, string actionName, MethodInfo methodInfo)
{
var isValidName = false;
var keyValue = string.Format("{0}:{1}", Name, Argument);
var value = controllerContext.Controller.ValueProvider.GetValue(keyValue);
if (value != null)
{
controllerContext.Controller.ControllerContext.RouteData.Values[Name] = Argument;
isValidName = true;
}
return isValidName;
}
}
razor:
<form action="" method="post">
<input type="submit" value="Save" name="action:Save" />
<input type="submit" value="Cancel" name="action:Cancel" />
</form>
and controller:
[HttpPost]
[MultipleButton(Name = "action", Argument = "Save")]
public ActionResult Save(MessageModel mm) { ... }
[HttpPost]
[MultipleButton(Name = "action", Argument = "Cancel")]
public ActionResult Cancel(MessageModel mm) { ... }
Update: Razor pages looks to provide the same functionality out of the box. For new development, it may be preferable.
Best Answer
you also need to have sp1 installed.
if you do have vwd express 2008 sp1 installed, you might have the same problem i had when i first went looking for MVC in the vwd menu.
try going to 'Tools' -> 'Import and Export Settings' and then 'Reset all settings.'
after that, you need to create a new project and select the MVC template. (don't create a new web site).