Getting the name of the Enumeration Constant having Specified value in C#
Enum.GetName(Type, Object) Method is used to get the name of the constant in the specified enumeration that has the specified value.
Syntax:
public static string GetName (Type enumType, object value);
Parameters:
- enumType: It is an enumeration type.
- value: It is the value of a particular enumerated constant in terms of its underlying type.
Returns: It is a string containing the name of the enumerated constant in enumType whose value is the value or null if no such constant is found.
Exceptions:
- ArgumentNullException: If the enumType or value is null.
- ArgumentException: If the enumType is not an Enum or value is neither of type enumType nor does it have the same underlying type as enumType.
Example:
// C# program to illustrate the // Enum.GetName(Type, Object) Method using System; enum Animals { Dog, Cat, Cow, Monkey }; class GFG { // Main Method public static void Main(String[] args) { // using the method Console.WriteLine("2nd value is {0}", Enum.GetName(typeof(Animals), 1)); Console.WriteLine("4th value is {0}", Enum.GetName(typeof(Animals), 3)); } } |
Output:
2nd value is Cat 4th value is Monkey
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