Converting enum values into an string array

Question

public enum VehicleData {     Dodge = 15001,     BMW = 15002,     Toyota = 15003         } 

I want to get above values 15001, 15002, 15003 in string array as shown below:

string[] arr = { "15001", "15002", "15003" }; 

I tried below command but that gave me array of names instead of values.

string[] aaa = (string[]) Enum.GetNames(typeof(VehicleData)); 

I also tried string[] aaa = (string[]) Enum.GetValues(typeof(VehicleData)); but that didn't work too.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

What about Enum.GetNames?

string[] cars = System.Enum.GetNames( typeof( VehicleData ) ); 

Give it a try ;)

Answer 2

Use GetValues

Enum.GetValues(typeof(VehicleData))     .Cast<int>()     .Select(x => x.ToString())     .ToArray(); 

Live demo