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

Updated: August 2011

Returns an array of the values of the constants in the current enumeration type.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Function GetEnumValues As Array
public virtual Array GetEnumValues()
public:
virtual Array^ GetEnumValues()
abstract GetEnumValues : unit -> Array 
override GetEnumValues : unit -> Array 

Return Value

Type: System..::.Array
An array that contains the values. The elements of the array are sorted by the binary values (that is, the unsigned values) of the enumeration constants.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

The current type is not an enumeration.

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.
Change History

Date

History

Reason

August 2011

Noted that the returned array is ordered by unsigned magnitude.

Content bug fix.

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