PropertyConverter.EnumToString(Type, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Converts the value of the specified enumeration type to its equivalent string representation.

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

public:
 static System::String ^ EnumToString(Type ^ enumType, System::Object ^ enumValue);

public static string EnumToString (Type enumType, object enumValue);

static member EnumToString : Type * obj -> string

Public Shared Function EnumToString (enumType As Type, enumValue As Object) As String

Parameters

enumType: Type

A Type that represents the enumeration type of enumValue.

enumValue: Object

The value to convert.

Returns

String

The string representation of enumValue.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The enumType or enumValue parameter is null.

ArgumentException

The enumType parameter is not an Enum type.

-or-

The enumValue parameter contains a value from an enumeration that differs in type from enumType.

-or-

The type of enumValue is not an underlying type of enumType.

Remarks

The EnumToString method is used to convert an enumeration value to its equivalent string representation.

Note

This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. To convert an enumeration value to its equivalent string representation, use the Enum.Format method.

Applies to