System Namespace   Enum Class

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Retrieves the name of the constant in the specified enumeration that has the specified value.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Public Shared Function GetName ( _
   ByVal enumType As Type, _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As String

[ C# ]
[Serializable]
public static string GetName (
   Type enumType,
   object value
);

[ C++ ]
[Serializable]
public: static String* GetName (
   Type* enumType,
   Object* value
);

[JScript ]
public Serializable
static function GetName (
   enumType : Type,
   value : Object
) : String;

enumType

An enumeration.

value

The value of a particular enumerated constant in terms of its underlying type.

A string containing the name of the enumerated constant in enumType whose value is value, or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ) if no such constant is found.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	enumType or value is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).
ArgumentException	enumType is not an Enum. -or- value is neither of type enumType nor does it have the same underlying type as enumType.

Enum Members

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