C# Enum GetNames

Description

Enum GetNames retrieves an array of the names of the constants in a specified enumeration.

Syntax

Enum.GetNames has the following syntax.


[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public static string[] GetNames(
  Type enumType
)

Parameters

Enum.GetNames has the following parameters.

enumType - An enumeration type.

Returns

Enum.GetNames method returns

Example

The following example provides displays information about the array returned by the GetNames method for an enumeration that includes a negative, zero, and positive value.


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enum Styles { Plaid, Striped, Tartan, Corduroy };
enum SignMagnitude { Negative = -1, Zero = 0, Positive = 1 };
enum Colors { Red, Green, Blue, Yellow };
public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(typeof(SignMagnitude)))
            Console.WriteLine("{0,3:D}     0x{0:X}     {1}",
                              Enum.Parse(typeof(SignMagnitude), name),
                              name);

        Console.WriteLine("The members of the Colors enum are:");
        foreach (string s in Enum.GetNames(typeof(Colors)))
            Console.WriteLine(s);


        Console.WriteLine("The members of the Styles enum are:");
        foreach (string s in Enum.GetNames(typeof(Styles)))
            Console.WriteLine(s);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.