enum-getvalues

WinForms – ComboBox with enum description

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By default, when you load enum values into a ComboBox, it’ll show the enum names. If you want to show the enum descriptions (from the [Description] attribute) instead, and still be able to get the selected enum value, you can do the following: I’ll show the code for this below. First, let’s say you have … Read more

C# – Check if a property is an enum with reflection

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When you’re using reflection to look at a type’s properties, you can use PropertyInfo.PropertyType.IsEnum to check if the property is an enum. This is helpful when you want to be able to safely call an Enum API method (such as Enum.Parse()) on the reflected type, thus preventing an exception – ArgumentException: Type provided must be … Read more

WinForms – How to programmatically check items in CheckedListBox

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A CheckedListBox allows the user to check one or more checkboxes. Sometimes you’ll want to be able to check the boxes programmatically. For example, you may want to allow the user to check or uncheck all boxes at once. Or perhaps you want to persist the values the user checked and load them later. To … Read more

C# – Fill a dropdown with enum values

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When you need to show enum values in a dropdown (ComboBox control with DropDownStyle=DropDown), it’s a good idea to automatically populate the list, instead of manually setting all of the values. To fill the dropdown with the enum’s values, set the DataSource to Enum.Values(), like this: Read more about how to show the enum’s Description … Read more