MVC3 Razor DropDownListFor Enums

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I found a way simpler solution for this here:
http://coding-in.net/asp-net-mvc-3-method-extension/

using System;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Web.Mvc.Html;

namespace EnumHtmlHelper.Helper
{    
    public static class EnumDropDownList
    {
        public static HtmlString EnumDropDownListFor<TModel, TProperty>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper, Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> modelExpression, string firstElement)
        {
            var typeOfProperty = modelExpression.ReturnType;
            if(!typeOfProperty.IsEnum)
                throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Type {0} is not an enum", typeOfProperty));     
            var enumValues = new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeOfProperty));
            return htmlHelper.DropDownListFor(modelExpression, enumValues, firstElement);
}   }   }

One line in razor will do it:

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.State, new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeof(MyNamespace.Enums.States))))

You can also find code for doing it with an extension method in the linked article.

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