How to: Determine the String Associated with an Enumeration Value - Visual Basic (original) (raw)

The GetValues and GetNames methods allow you to determine the strings and values associated with enumeration members.

To determine the string associated with an enumeration

Use the GetNames method to retrieve the strings associated with the enumeration members. This example declares an enumeration, flavorEnum, then uses the GetNames method to display the strings associated with each member.

Public Enum flavorEnum  
    salty  
    sweet  
    sour  
    bitter  
End Enum  
Private Sub TestMethod()  
    MsgBox("The strings in the flavorEnum are:")  
    Dim i As String  
    For Each i In [Enum].GetNames(GetType(flavorEnum))  
        MsgBox(i)  
    Next  
End Sub

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