Retrieve SharePoint 2010 Permission Levels to a ASP.NET DropDownList

Below code shows how we can get the SharePoint permission levels and assign it to a ASP.NET DropDownList (drpPermissions)

drpPermissions.AppendDataBoundItems = true;

SPWeb currentSite = SPContext.Current.Site.RootWeb;

SPRoleDefinitionCollection permissionColl = currentSite.RoleDefinitions;

foreach (SPRoleDefinition permission in permissionColl)

{

drpPermissions.Items.Add(permission.Name.ToString());

drpPermissions.DataBind();

}