Using Enum with ComboBox and setting Combobox value – VB.net

This is my take on setting a combobox to use an enum which has both a description and key value set. It also shows how this works when trying to assign a value to the combobox.


Enum MyLogEnum
Error = 1
Warning = 2
Information = 3
End Enum

ComboBox_LogLevel.DataSource = System.Enum.GetValues(GetType(MyLogEnum))


And to assign a numeric value to the Combobox and make it display correctly:

ComboBox_LogLevel.SelectedItem = DirectCast(SourceIntValue, MyLogEnum)


Unfortunately, I could not find an equally as elegant way of doing the same thing using a ComboBox that was part of a Datagrid View, so ended up rewriting the Enum as a Dictionary like this:


Dim LoggingLevelsList As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer)
For Each enumValue As Integer In [Enum].GetValues(GetType(MyLogEnum))
LoggingLevelsList.Add([Enum].GetName(GetType(MyLogEnum), enumValue), enumValue)
Next
DataGridCombo.DataSource = New Windows.Forms.BindingSource(LoggingLevelsList, Nothing)
DataGridCombo.DisplayMember = "Key"
DataGridCombo.ValueMember = "Value"


With this in the Datagridview Combobox, you do not need to do any casting from the source integer.

If someone has a better way for Enums on a DataGridView ComboBox, I would really like to hear them.

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