C# Type IsEnum

Description

Type IsEnum gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents an enumeration.

Syntax

Type.IsEnum has the following syntax.


public virtual bool IsEnum { get; }

Example

The following example demonstrates how to use the IsEnum property.


//  ww w .  j a  v a2 s  .  c o m
using System;
public enum Color 
{
Red, Blue, Green
}
class TestIsEnum 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
       Type colorType = typeof(Color);
       Type enumType = typeof(Enum);
       Console.WriteLine("Is Color an enum? {0}.", colorType.IsEnum);
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.