{"id":201121,"date":"2024-11-20T04:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T04:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namso-gen.co\/blog\/how-to-get-enum-name-from-value-in-c\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T04:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T04:04:34","slug":"how-to-get-enum-name-from-value-in-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namso-gen.co\/blog\/how-to-get-enum-name-from-value-in-c\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get enum name from value in C#?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In C#, enums are a set of named constants that represent a set of named values. Sometimes, you may need to retrieve the name of an enum based on its value. Here’s how you can do it using the Enum.GetName method.<\/p>\n

**The Enum.GetName method in C# can be used to get the name of an enum based on its value.**<\/p>\n

“`csharp
\npublic enum Days
\n{
\n Monday = 1,
\n Tuesday = 2,
\n Wednesday = 3,
\n Thursday = 4,
\n Friday = 5,
\n Saturday = 6,
\n Sunday = 7
\n}<\/p>\n

int value = 3;
\nstring dayName = Enum.GetName(typeof(Days), value);
\nConsole.WriteLine(dayName); \/\/ Output: Wednesday
\n“`<\/p>\n

This code snippet demonstrates how to retrieve the name of the enum value 3, which is “Wednesday” in the Days enum.<\/p>\n

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