Для целей сериализации, если контейнер не должен содержать свойства перечисления, но заполнен, вы можете использовать метод расширения ниже.
Определение контейнера
public class Container
{
public string Action { get; set; }
}
Определение перечисления
public enum Action {
Remove=1,
Add=2
}
Код в представлениях
@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Action, typeof (Action))
Метод расширения
/// <summary>
/// Returns an HTML select element for each property in the object that is represented by the specified expression using the given enumeration list items.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TModel">The type of the model.</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TProperty">The type of the value.</typeparam>
/// <param name="htmlHelper">The HTML helper instance that this method extends.</param>
/// <param name="expression">An expression that identifies the object that contains the properties to display.</param>
/// <param name="enumType">The type of the enum that fills the drop box list.</param>
/// <returns>An HTML select element for each property in the object that is represented by the expression.</returns>
public static MvcHtmlString DropDownListFor<TModel, TProperty>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper,
Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> expression, Type enumType)
{
var values = from Enum e in Enum.GetValues(enumType)
select new { Id = e, Name = e.ToString() };
return htmlHelper.DropDownListFor(expression, new SelectList(values, "Id", "Name"));
}