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Type.GetEnumName Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Other Versions

.NET Framework 4

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

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

Syntax

C++

public virtual string GetEnumName(
	Object value
)

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 null if no such constant is found.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
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 null.

Exception

Condition

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 null.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Type Class

System Namespace

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