/*
A Programmer's Introduction to C# (Second Edition)
by Eric Gunnerson
Publisher: Apress L.P.
ISBN: 1-893115-62-3
*/
// 20 - Enumerations\The System.Enum Type
// copyright 2000 Eric Gunnerson
using System;
enum Color
{
red,
green,
yellow
}
public class TheSystemEnumType2
{
public static void Main()
{
Color c = Color.red;
// enum values and names
foreach (int i in Enum.GetValues(c.GetType()))
{
Console.WriteLine("Value: {0} ({1})", i, Enum.GetName(c.GetType(), i));
}
// or just the names
foreach (string s in Enum.GetNames(c.GetType()))
{
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", s);
}
// enum value from a string, ignore case
c = (Color) Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), "Red", true);
Console.WriteLine("string value is: {0}", c);
// see if a specific value is a defined enum member
bool defined = Enum.IsDefined(typeof(Color), 5);
Console.WriteLine("5 is a defined value for Color: {0}", defined);
}
}
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