C# Type GetEnumName

Description

Type GetEnumName returns the name of the constant that has the specified value, for the current enumeration type.

Syntax

Type.GetEnumName has the following syntax.

public virtual string GetEnumName(
  Object value
)

Parameters

Type.GetEnumName has the following parameters.

• value - The value whose name is to be retrieved.

Returns

Type.GetEnumName method returns The name of the member of the current enumeration type that has the specified value, or null if no such constant is found.

Example

/*from ww w  . j  a v  a  2 s  .  c om*/

using System;

enum ABC { A, B, C }
public class MainClass
{
    public static void Main(String[] argv)
    {
        ABC a = ABC.A;
        System.Console.WriteLine(a.GetType().GetEnumName(a));
    }
}

    

The code above generates the following result.