C# Enum GetUnderlyingType
Description
Enum GetUnderlyingType returns the underlying type
of the specified enumeration.
Syntax
Enum.GetUnderlyingType has the following syntax.
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public static Type GetUnderlyingType(
Type enumType
)
Parameters
Enum.GetUnderlyingType has the following parameters.
enumType- The enumeration whose underlying type will be retrieved.
Returns
Enum.GetUnderlyingType method returns The underlying type of enumType.
Example
The following example calls the GetUnderlyingType method to display the underlying type of some enumeration members.
using System;/*w ww . j a v a 2s.com*/
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
Enum[] enumValues = { ConsoleColor.Red, DayOfWeek.Monday,
MidpointRounding.ToEven, PlatformID.Win32NT,
DateTimeKind.Utc, StringComparison.Ordinal };
foreach (var enumValue in enumValues){
Type enumType = enumValue.GetType();
Type underlyingType = Enum.GetUnderlyingType(enumType);
Console.WriteLine("{0,-10} {1, 18} {2,15}",
enumValue, enumType.Name, underlyingType.Name);
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
