Type.GetEnumValuesAsUnderlyingType Method

Definition

Retrieves an array of the values of the underlying type constants of this enumeration type.

public:
 virtual Array ^ GetEnumValuesAsUnderlyingType();
public virtual Array GetEnumValuesAsUnderlyingType ();
abstract member GetEnumValuesAsUnderlyingType : unit -> Array
override this.GetEnumValuesAsUnderlyingType : unit -> Array
Public Overridable Function GetEnumValuesAsUnderlyingType () As Array

Returns

An array that contains the values of the underlying type constants in this enumeration type.

Exceptions

This type is not an enumeration type.

Remarks

You can use this method to get enumeration values when it's hard to create an array of the enumeration type. For example, you might use this method for the MetadataLoadContext enumeration or on a platform where run-time code generation is not available.

Applies to