nagasudhirpulla/SmartEnumModelBinding

Smart Enum model binding for dotnet MVC or Razor page forms

This repository is created to facilitate the model binding of SmartEnum in dotnet MVC / Razor Pages forms. This issue is also created in SmartEnum github repository here

How to use

• Use the Model Binder Class from here
• Use the Model Binder Provider from here
• Add the following in ConfigureServices Method of StartUp.cs of the Web Application project

    services.AddRazorPages()
        .AddMvcOptions(options =>
        {
            options.ModelBinderProviders.Insert(0, new SmartEnumBinderProvider());
        });

• Use the Enum options explicitly in the Razor page. Example can be seen here

<div class="form-group">
    <label asp-for="Usr.Gender" class="control-label"></label>
    <select asp-for="Usr.Gender" class="form-control">
        @foreach (var item in GenderEnum.List)
        {
            <option value="@item.Name" selected="@(item.Name == Model.Usr.Gender.Name)">@item.Name</option>
        }
    </select>
    <span asp-validation-for="Usr.Gender" class="text-danger"></span>
</div>

Main Files

• The main classes are located here
• You can just copy these files and use in your web application for smart enum model binding