Type.GetEnumName(Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: Type.Enum.cs

Source:: Type.Enum.cs

Source:: Type.Enum.cs

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

public:
 virtual System::String ^ GetEnumName(System::Object ^ value);

public virtual string? GetEnumName (object value);

public virtual string GetEnumName (object value);

abstract member GetEnumName : obj -> string
override this.GetEnumName : obj -> string

Public Overridable Function GetEnumName (value As Object) As String

Parameters

value: Object

The value whose name is to be retrieved.

Returns

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

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.

Applies to

Jaa