public static IEnumerable <EnumDataSourceItem> GetItemListByDescription(Type enumType, ListItemSortType sortType)
{
List <EnumDataSourceItem> items = new List <EnumDataSourceItem>();
// get the names from the enumeration
string[] names = Enum.GetNames(enumType);
// get the values from the enumeration
Array values = Enum.GetValues(enumType);
for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
{
EnumDataSourceItem item = new EnumDataSourceItem();
item.value = (int)values.GetValue(i);
//item.key = names[i];
item.key = DevelopmentBase.Common.EnumDescription((Enum)values.GetValue(i));
item.isPrivate = DevelopmentBase.Common.EnumIsPrivate((Enum)values.GetValue(i));
items.Add(item);
}
if (sortType == ListItemSortType.ByTextIncreasing)
{
var returnList = from i in items orderby i.key ascending select i;
return(returnList);
}
else if (sortType == ListItemSortType.ByTextDecreasing)
{
var returnList = from i in items orderby i.key descending select i;
return(returnList);
}
else if (sortType == ListItemSortType.ByValueIncreasing)
{
var returnList = from i in items orderby i.key ascending select i;
return(returnList);
}
else if (sortType == ListItemSortType.ByValueDecreasing)
{
var returnList = from i in items orderby i.key descending select i;
return(returnList);
}
else
{
var returnList = from i in items select i;
return(returnList);
}
}
public static void BindToDropDownFromDescriptions(ref System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList ddl, Type enumType, ListItemSortType sortType)
{
ddl.DataSource = GetItemListByDescription(enumType, sortType);
ddl.DataTextField = "key";
ddl.DataValueField = "value";
ddl.DataBind();
}
