C# Enum GetNames Method

The GetNames() returns the array of names of the constants in the Enumeration.

The following is the enum.

enum Stock { Watches, Books, Grocery };

To get the array of names, use the GetNames() and loop through as shown below −

foreach(string s in Enum.GetNames(typeof(Stock))) { }

Let us see the complete example now.

Example

 Live Demo

using System; class Demo {    enum Stock { Watches, Books, Grocery };    static void Main() {       Console.WriteLine("The value of first stock category = {0}",Enum.GetName(typeof(Stock), 0));       Console.WriteLine("The value of second stock category = {0}",Enum.GetName(typeof(Stock), 1));       Console.WriteLine("The value of third stock category = {0}",Enum.GetName(typeof(Stock), 2));       Console.WriteLine("All the categories of stocks...");       foreach(string s in Enum.GetNames(typeof(Stock))) {          Console.WriteLine(s);       }    } }

Output

The value of first stock category = Watches The value of second stock category = Books The value of third stock category = Grocery All the categories of stocks... Watches Books Grocery