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

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
  

See also

• GetValues
• GetNames
• Enum
• How to: Declare an Enumeration
• How to: Refer to an Enumeration Member
• Enumerations and Name Qualification
• How to: Iterate Through An Enumeration in Visual Basic
• When to Use an Enumeration
• Enum Statement