title: Access enum value on controller
body: <p>I have a enum for a field status as</p>
  
  <pre><code>  public status? Status { get; set; }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and the class as</p>
  
  <pre><code> public enum status
      {
          Incomplete = 0,
          InReview,
          Live,
          Rejected,
          Suspended,
          Scheduled,
          Delisted
      }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And  in my model i populate my view using </p>
  
  <pre><code>var listStatus = new List&lt;SelectListItem&gt;();
  listStatus.Add(new SelectListItem { Selected = true, Text = "Incomplete", Value = "Incomplete" });
  listStatus.Add(new SelectListItem { Selected = false, Text = "Ready for Review", Value = "InReview" });
  
              model.Status = listStatus;
       //above are in controller to initialise z model's list
      [Display(Name = "Status")]
      public IEnumerable&lt;SelectListItem&gt; Status { get; set; }
      public status selectedStatus { get; set; }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In view</p>
  
  <pre><code> @Html.DropDownListFor(m =&gt; m.selectedStatus, Model.Status)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>ISSUE ?</p>
  
  <p>On submit of the form I want to verify the choice of the user to as to proceed
  I mean I want to do something as</p>
  
  <pre><code>if(selectedStatus = "Incomplete")
  {
  //my codes hre
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Question:</p>
  
  <p>How do I access the Enum value matching the user's choice in the controller ?</p>