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C# or VB.NET - Iterate all Public Enums

We have a common component in our source which contains all the enums (approx 300!) for a very large application.

Is there any way, using either C# or VB.NET, to iterate through all of them in order to perform an action on each one?

The question How to iterate all “public string” properties in a .net class is almost relevant but the enums I am dealing with are a mix of types

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Shevek Avatar asked Nov 22 '10 16:11

Shevek


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2 Answers

Something along these lines?

var query = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
                    .GetTypes()
                    .Where(t => t.IsEnum && t.IsPublic);

foreach (Type t in query)
{
    Console.WriteLine(t);
}
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LukeH Avatar answered Sep 27 '22 23:09

LukeH


If you have all the enums compiled into a common enum you could use something along the lines of this:

using System;

namespace SomeApp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            foreach(MyEnum target in Enum.GetValues(typeof(MyEnum)))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(target.ToString());
                // You can obviously perform an action on each one here.
            }
        }
    }

    enum MyEnum
    {
        One,
        Two,
        Three,
        Four,
        Five
    };
}

/*
Prints...

One
Two
Three
Four
Five
*/

Hopefully this can get you started down the right path.

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Urda Avatar answered Sep 27 '22 21:09

Urda