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using System;

enum EmployeeType : byte 
{
  Manager = 10,
  Programmer = 1,
  Contractor = 100,
  Developer = 9
}

class MainClass
{
  public static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    
    EmployeeType fred;
    fred = EmployeeType.Developer;
    
    Console.WriteLine("You are a {0}", fred.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("Hex value is {0}", Enum.Format(typeof(EmployeeType), fred, "x"));
    Console.WriteLine("Int value is {0}", Enum.Format(typeof(EmployeeType), fred, "D"));

  }
}

You are a Developer
Hex value is 09
Int value is 9




2.41.System.Enum
2.41.1.The System.Enum Type: GetValues, GetName and GetType
2.41.2.The System.Enum Type: GetNames
2.41.3.The System.Enum Type: enum value from a string, ignore case
2.41.4.The System.Enum Type: see if a specific value is a defined enum member
2.41.5.Get underlying type of an enum: Enum.GetUnderlyingType()
2.41.6.Get an enum's type, hex and value: Enum.Format()
2.41.7.Parse a string to an enum: Enum.Parse
2.41.8.Get all stats for an enum: Enum.GetValues()
2.41.9.Loop through an enum data type
2.41.10.Enum.IsDefined()
2.41.11.Enum elements compare