How to: Determine the String Associated with an Enumeration Value

The GetValues and GetNames methods allow you to determine the strings and values associated with enumeration members.

To determine the string associated with an enumeration

• Use the GetNames method to retrieve the strings associated with the enumeration members. This example declares an enumeration, flavorEnum, then uses the GetNames method to display the strings associated with each member.

  Public Enum flavorEnum
    salty
    sweet
    sour
    bitter
  End Enum 
  
  Private Sub TestMethod()
    MsgBox("The strings in the flavorEnum are:")
    Dim i As String 
    For Each i In [Enum].GetNames(GetType(flavorEnum))
        MsgBox(i)
    Next 
  End Sub
  

See Also

Tasks

How to: Declare Enumerations

How to: Refer to an Enumeration Member

How to: Iterate Through An Enumeration in Visual Basic

Concepts

Enumerations Declared by Visual Basic

Enumerations and Name Qualification

When to Use an Enumeration

Reference

Enum Statement (Visual Basic)

GetValues

GetNames

Enum