Enum.GetName Method

Parameters

• enumType
  Type: System.Type
  An enumeration type.

• value
  Type: System.Object
  The value of the underlying type of a particular enumerated constant.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string containing the name of the enumerated constant in enumType whose value is value, or a nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no such constant is found.

Public Class Example
   Enum Colors
      Red
      Green
      Blue
      Yellow
   End Enum 'Colors

   Enum Styles
      Plaid
      Striped
      Tartan
      Corduroy
   End Enum 

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The 4th value of the Colors Enum is {0}", _
                                        [Enum].GetName(GetType(Colors), 3)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The 4th value of the Styles Enum is {0}", _
                                        [Enum].GetName(GetType(Styles), 3)) & vbCrLf
   End Sub
End Class 
' The example displays the following output:
'       The 4th value of the Colors Enum is Yellow
'       The 4th value of the Styles Enum is Corduroy

using System;

public class Example
{
   enum Colors { Red, Green, Blue, Yellow };
   enum Styles { Plaid, Striped, Tartan, Corduroy };

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The 4th value of the Colors Enum is {0}", Enum.GetName(typeof(Colors), 3)) + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The 4th value of the Styles Enum is {0}", Enum.GetName(typeof(Styles), 3)) + "\n";
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       The 4th value of the Colors Enum is Yellow
//       The 4th value of the Styles Enum is Corduroy