public enum Direction{
    Horizontal = 0,
    Vertical = 1,
    Diagonal = 2
}

<select>
    <option value="0">Horizontal</option>
    <option value="1">Vertical</option>
    <option value="2">Diagonal</option>
</select>

public static SelectList GetDirectionSelectList()
 {
    Array values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Direction));
    List<ListItem> items = new List<ListItem>(values.Length);

    foreach (var i in values)
    {
        items.Add(new ListItem
        {
            Text = Enum.GetName(typeof(Direction), i),
            Value = i.ToString()
        });
    }

    return new SelectList(items);
 }

Value = ((int)i).ToString();

var directions = from Direction d in Enum.GetValues(typeof(Direction))
           select new { ID = (int)d, Name = d.ToString() };
return new SelectList(directions , "ID", "Name", someSelectedValue);

public static IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetEnumSelectList<T>()
        {
            return (Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)).Cast<T>().Select(
                enu => new SelectListItem() { Text = enu.ToString(), Value = enu.ToString() })).ToList();
        }

public static IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetEnumSelectList<T>()
    {
        return (Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)).Cast<int>().Select(e => new SelectListItem() { Text = Enum.GetName(typeof(T), e), Value = e.ToString() })).ToList();
    }

private void PopulateViewdata4Selectlists(ImportJob job)
{
   ViewData["Fetcher"] = from ImportFetcher d in Enum.GetValues(typeof(ImportFetcher))
                              select new SelectListItem
                              {
                                  Value = ((int)d).ToString(),
                                  Text = d.ToString(),
                                  Selected = job.Fetcher == d
                              };
}

<%= Html.DropDownList("Fetcher") %>

foreach (string item in Enum.GetNames(typeof(MyEnum)))
{
    myDropDownList.Items.Add(new ListItem(item, ((int)((MyEnum)Enum.Parse(typeof(MyEnum), item))).ToString()));
}

public static SelectList ToSelectList<TEnum>(this TEnum enumObj) where TEnum : struct
    {
        if (!typeof(TEnum).IsEnum) throw new ArgumentException("An Enumeration type is required.", "enumObj");

        var values = from TEnum e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(TEnum)) select new { ID = (int)Enum.Parse(typeof(TEnum), e.ToString()), Name = e.ToString() };
        //var values = from TEnum e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(TEnum)) select new { ID = e, Name = e.ToString() };

        return new SelectList(values, "ID", "Name", enumObj);
    }
    public static SelectList ToSelectList<TEnum>(this TEnum enumObj, string selectedValue) where TEnum : struct
    {
        if (!typeof(TEnum).IsEnum) throw new ArgumentException("An Enumeration type is required.", "enumObj");

        var values = from TEnum e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(TEnum)) select new { ID = (int)Enum.Parse(typeof(TEnum), e.ToString()), Name = e.ToString() };
        //var values = from TEnum e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(TEnum)) select new { ID = e, Name = e.ToString() };
        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(selectedValue))
        {
            return new SelectList(values, "ID", "Name", enumObj);
        }
        else
        {
            return new SelectList(values, "ID", "Name", selectedValue);
        }
    }

return
            Enum
            .GetNames(typeof(ReceptionNumberType))
            .Where(i => (ReceptionNumberType)(Enum.Parse(typeof(ReceptionNumberType), i.ToString())) < ReceptionNumberType.MCI)
            .Select(i => new
            {
                description = i,
                value = (Enum.Parse(typeof(ReceptionNumberType), i.ToString()))
            });