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

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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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