Enum in WPF ComboxBox with localized names

It's an example of the simple Enum to translated string converter.

public sealed class EnumToStringConverter : IValueConverter{    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)    {        if (value == null)        { return null; }        return Resources.ResourceManager.GetString(value.ToString());    }    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)    {        string str = (string)value;        foreach (object enumValue in Enum.GetValues(targetType))        {            if (str == Resources.ResourceManager.GetString(enumValue.ToString()))            { return enumValue; }        }        throw new ArgumentException(null, "value");    }}

Also you need a MarkupExtension which will provide values:

public sealed class EnumerateExtension : MarkupExtension{    public Type Type { get; set; }    public EnumerateExtension(Type type)    {        this.Type = type;    }    public override object ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)    {        string[] names = Enum.GetNames(Type);        string[] values = new string[names.Length];        for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)        { values[i] = Resources.ResourceManager.GetString(names[i]); }        return values;    }}

Usage:

<ComboBox ItemsSource="{local:Enumerate {x:Type local:StatusEnum}}"          SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedStatus, Converter={StaticResource EnumToStringConverter}}" />

EDIT: You can make a more complex value converter and markup extension. The EnumToStringConverter can use DescriptionAttribute's to get the translated strings. And the EnumerateExtension can use TypeConverter.GetStandardValues() and a converter. This allows to get standard values of the specified type (not only Enums) and convert them to strings or something another depending on the converter.

Example:

<ComboBox ItemsSource="{local:Enumerate {x:Type sg:CultureInfo}, Converter={StaticResource CultureToNameConverter}}"          SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedCulture, Converter={StaticResource CultureToNameConverter}}" />

EDIT: The more complex solution described above is published on GitHub now.

You can do using a Attribute for the enum and writing an extension method for the enum. Refer the below code.

<ComboBox Width="200" Height="25" ItemsSource="{Binding ComboSource}"          DisplayMemberPath="Value"          SelectedValuePath="Key"/>public class MainViewModel{    public List<KeyValuePair<Status, string>> ComboSource { get; set; }    public MainViewModel()    {        ComboSource = new List<KeyValuePair<Status, string>>();        Status st=Status.Open;        ComboSource = re.GetValuesForComboBox<Status>();    }}public enum Status{    [Description("Open")]    Open,    [Description("Closed")]    Closed,    [Description("InProgress")]    InProgress} public static class ExtensionMethods    {        public static List<KeyValuePair<T, string>> GetValuesForComboBox<T>(this Enum theEnum)        {            List<KeyValuePair<T, string>> _comboBoxItemSource = null;            if (_comboBoxItemSource == null)            {                _comboBoxItemSource = new List<KeyValuePair<T, string>>();                foreach (T level in Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)))                {                    string Description = string.Empty;                    FieldInfo fieldInfo = level.GetType().GetField(level.ToString());                    DescriptionAttribute[] attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[])fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);                    if (attributes != null && attributes.Length > 0)                    {                        Description = GetDataFromResourceFile(attributes.FirstOrDefault().Description);                    }                    KeyValuePair<T, string> TypeKeyValue = new KeyValuePair<T, string>(level, Description);                    _comboBoxItemSource.Add(TypeKeyValue);                }            }            return _comboBoxItemSource;        }        public static string GetDataFromResourceFile(string key)        {            //Do you logic to get from resource file based on key for a language.        }    }

I have already posted a similar thing in SO Is it possible to databind to a Enum, and show user-friendly values?

You can't, out of the box.

But you can create an ObservableList<KeyValuePair<StatusEnum, string>> property and fill it with your enum/localized text and then bind it to your ComboBox.

As for the string itself:

var localizedText = (string)Application.Current.FindResource("YourEnumStringName");

Getting the Enum string representation with Enum.GetName/Enum.GetNames methods.