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Type.GetEnumValues Method

.NET Framework 4

Updated: August 2011

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

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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public virtual Array GetEnumValues()

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.
Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The current type is not an enumeration.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

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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August 2011

Noted that the returned array is ordered by unsigned magnitude.

Content bug fix.
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The result is not values of the enumeration's underlying type
This method returns the same data as Type.GetEnumNames() when called on enumeration type! I guess the result should be values of the underlying type as stated.

Edit: I was wrong. The return Array contains enumeration's values which should be cast to base type.
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