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.NET Framework Class Library
Type..::.GetEnumName Method

Returns the name of the constant that has the specified value, for the current enumeration type.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Function GetEnumName ( _
	value As Object _
) As String
public virtual string GetEnumName(
	Object value
)
public:
virtual String^ GetEnumName(
	Object^ value
)
abstract GetEnumName : 
        value:Object -> string 
override GetEnumName : 
        value:Object -> string 

Parameters

value
Type: System..::.Object
The value whose name is to be retrieved.

Return Value

Type: System..::.String
The name of the member of the current enumeration type that has the specified value, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no such constant is found.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

The current type is not an enumeration.

-or-

value is neither of the current type nor does it have the same underlying type as the current type.

ArgumentNullException

value is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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