Enum..::.GetValues Method
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Enum..::.GetValues Method

Retrieves an array of the values of the constants in a specified enumeration.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax

'Usage

Dim enumType As Type
Dim returnValue As Array

returnValue = Enum.GetValues(enumType)

'Declaration

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Shared Function GetValues ( _
    enumType As Type _
) As Array

Parameters

enumType
Type: System..::.Type
An enumeration type.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Array
An Array of the values of the constants in enumType. The elements of the array are sorted by the binary values of the enumeration constants.
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

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

ArgumentException

enumType is not an Enum.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of GetValues.

Public Class GetValuesTest

    Enum Colors
        Red
        Green
        Blue
        Yellow
    End Enum 'Colors

    Enum Styles
        Plaid = 0
        Striped = 23
        Tartan = 65
        Corduroy = 78
    End Enum 'Styles

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        Console.WriteLine("The values of the Colors Enum are:")
        Dim i As Integer
        For Each i In  [Enum].GetValues(GetType(Colors))
            Console.WriteLine(i)
        Next

        Console.WriteLine()

        Console.WriteLine("The values of the Styles Enum are:")
        For Each i In  [Enum].GetValues(GetType(Styles))
            Console.WriteLine(i)
        Next
    End Sub 
End Class 
' The example produces the following output:
'       The values of the Colors Enum are:
'       0
'       1
'       2
'       3
'       
'       The values of the Styles Enum are:
'       0
'       23
'       65
'       78


Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
See Also

Reference

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