private static void SimpleUseOfEnumExample()
{
Console.WriteLine("=> SimpleUseOfEnumExample:");
EmployeeType employee = EmployeeType.Contractor;
AskForBonus(employee);
Console.WriteLine("EmployeeType uses a {0} for storage",
Enum.GetUnderlyingType(employee.GetType()));
Console.WriteLine("EmployeType uses a {0} for storage",
Enum.GetUnderlyingType(typeof(EmployeeType)));
Console.WriteLine("employee is a {0}", employee.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", employee.ToString(), (byte)employee);
Console.WriteLine();
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Get underlying type
EmployeeType emp = EmployeeType.Contractor;
Console.WriteLine(Enum.GetUnderlyingType(emp.GetType()));
// Get name and values of enum
Console.WriteLine($"Value: { emp.ToString()}, Name: {Convert.ToInt32(emp)}");
// Get all enum names and values
Array empEnumData = Enum.GetValues(EmployeeType.Contractor.GetType());
for (int i = 0; i < empEnumData.Length; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}, Value: {0:D}", empEnumData.GetValue(i)); // D returns decimal value of the enum
}
Console.ReadLine();
}