GetNames Method (enumType)

.NET Components for Mobility

Retrieves an array of the names of the constants in a specified enumeration.

Declaration Syntax

C#	Visual Basic

public static string[] GetNames(
	Type enumType
)

Public Shared Function GetNames ( _
	enumType As Type _
) As String()

Parameters

enumType (Type): An enumeration type.

Return Value

A string array of the names of the constants in enumType. The elements of the array are sorted by the values of the enumerated constants.

Remarks

Platforms Supported
Windows Mobile	Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later
Windows Phone	Windows Phone 7
Windows Embedded Compact	Windows CE .NET 4.1 and later

Examples

The follow example shows how to enumerate the members of the DayOfWeek enumeration by adding them to a ComboBox:-

CopyVB.NET

Dim thisDOW As New DayOfWeek
For Each thisDOW In InTheHand.EnumHelper.GetValues(Type.GetType("System.DayOfWeek"))
    ComboBox1.Items.Add(thisDOW)
Next

CopyC#

foreach(DayOfWeek thisdow in InTheHand.EnumHelper.GetValues(typeof(DayOfWeek)))
{
    comboBox1.Items.Add(thisdow);
}

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	enumType parameter is not an System.Enum