Below is my Enum. When I access my Enum, it is showing 0 for N and 1 for IC.
I want to get N and IC
Public Enum StatusCode
<Description("New")> _
N
<Description("Incomplete")> _
IC
End Enum
This is my vb code
oBLL.StatusCode = StatusCode.N
It's not showing the wrong value at all, it's showing the correct value (N = 0). However, it would appear that what you are really after is the name of the enum and not the value. To get the name you can simply call ToString
oBLL.StatusCode = StatusCode.N.ToString()
This will internally call Enum.GetValue.
This is what Enum does. It acts as a front for int type (or other numeric type when specified). Since N is first and IC is second, they respectively are assigned int values 0 and 1.
My advice: constants will be best suited for what you're trying to achieve.
Public Shared Class StatusCode
Public Const N As String = "N"
Public Const IC As String = "IC"
End Class
' ...
oBLL.StatusCode = StatusCode.N
If however you insist on using enum, you can get the string representation this way:
oBLL.StatusCode = Enum.GetName(StatusCode.GetType(), StatusCode.N)
Note however that obtaining this value at runtime implies reflection, which should be avoided.
enum effectively is a constant.
const isn't a better (and in fact more efficient) way to go. However, I'd argue that your answer is very subjective. The OP has attributes associated with their enum therefore that implies context - what context can you give to a const? Another argument would be that it's more efficient/reliable to test int for equality than it is string so, actually, using an enum would be the right tool for the job. "...runtime implies reflection, which should be avoided" - again completely subjective.Did not test in VB
But in C# I do not get that behavior
The last two lines do not even pass the compiler (cannot implicitly convert)
public enum enumRole : byte { [Description("First Level Review")] fstLvlRev = 1, [Description("Second Level Review")] secLvlRev = 2 };
public MainWindow() {
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(enumRole.secLvlRev);
enumRole ee = enumRole.secLvlRev;
string es = enumRole.secLvlRev.ToString();
byte eb = (byte)enumRole.secLvlRev;
string ees = enumRole.secLvlRev;
byte eeb = enumRole.secLvlRev;
