Model enum is not transferred from View to Controller

There is a model:

public enum Type { Phone, Tablet, Car, Other } public class Product { public int Id { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } public Type? Type { get; set; } public string Description { get; set; } public DateTime AddDate { get; set; } public int Price { get; set; } } 

Well, View:

 @using BROCKHAUS_AG_Test_Web_App.Models @model Product @{ ViewBag.Title = "Create product"; } <h2>New product</h2> @using (Html.BeginForm("Create", "Product", FormMethod.Post)) { @Html.AntiForgeryToken() <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(m => m.Name, "Product name", htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) @Html.EditorFor(m => m.Name, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control", @name = "firstField" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Name) </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(m => m.Type, "Product type", htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) @Html.EnumDropDownListFor(m => m.Type, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "form-control" }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Type, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(m => m.Description, "Description", htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) @Html.EditorFor(m => m.Description, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control", @name = "firstField" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Description) </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(m => m.Price, "Price", htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) @Html.EditorFor(m => m.Price, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control", @name = "firstField" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Price) </div> <div class="form-group"> <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10"> <input type="submit" value="Send" class="btn btn-default" /> </div> </div> } 

When sending the model to the controller, in the Create method:

 [HttpPost] [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include = "Name, Description, Price")] Product product) { try { if (ModelState.IsValid) { product.AddDate = DateTime.Now; productRepository.InsertProduct(product); productRepository.Save(); return RedirectToAction("Index"); } } catch (DataException) { ModelState.AddModelError(string.Empty, "Unable to save changes. Try again, and if the problem persists contact your system administrator."); } return View(product); } 

the value of product.Type is null , although I, like, initialized it to Create and set it up entirely in ProductController.

I would be happy to learn how to transfer this value to the controller.