Display Enum Values for Windows Store App

Question

I'm trying to display the values of an enum, so the user can select one of the values. I've tried the code below, but nothing appears. If there's a better control to use, I'm open to suggestions. The enum contains 6 values, and the user needs to select one to complete a task. Any ideas?

<ComboBox x:Name="cboTypes" Margin="20"
    ItemsSource="{Binding MyContainerClass, Mode=OneWay}"
       SelectedValue="{Binding MyEnumProperty, Mode=TwoWay, 
       Converter={StaticResource enumToStringConverter}}">

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Randy

Answer 1

I believe this sample from the Dev Center will be helpful.

Localizing Enums (in a ComboBox)

Answer 2

I appreciate the response, but I not find this useful. The tcd:EnumNameConverter isn't findable in the source code. The SetupItems is an ExtensionMethod - I cannot find the body of that method either. The code does not compile out of the box.

I'd still appreciate a pointer to a working example of populating a combobox from an enum in a Windows 8.1 Store App.

Thanks...

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Randy

Answer 3

I ended up creating an ObservableCollection<string> property, then loaded the property by looping through the enum:

foreach(MyEnum myEnum in Enum.GetValues(typeof(MyEnum)))
{
    _myEnumCollection.Add(myEnum.ToString());
}

I was able to bind MyEnumCollection to the ItemsSource of the ComboBox in the XAML code. I still have the SelectedValue of the ComboBox set to MyType, Mode=TwoWay, and the converter, which appears below:

public sealed class EnumToStringConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
    {
        string enumString;
        try
        {
            enumString = Enum.GetName((value.GetType()), value);
            return enumString;
        }
        catch
        {
            return string.Empty;
        }
    }


    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
    {
        throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}

Cheers!

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Randy