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.NET Framework  Namespace References  System     Array   Class    Boolean   Structure    Buffer   Class    Byte   Structure    Char   Structure    Console   Class    Convert   Class    DateTime   Structure    DayOfWeek   Enumeration    Decimal   Structure    Double   Structure    Enum   Class    Environment   Class    Exception   Class    ICloneable   Interface    Int16   Structure    Int32   Structure    Int64   Structure    Math   Class    Object   Class    OperatingSystem   Class    Random   Class    SByte   Structure    Single   Structure    String   Class    TimeSpan   Structure    UInt16   Structure    UInt32   Structure    UInt64   Structure    Version   Class   System.Collections  System.Globalization  System.IO  Articles and Tutorials  Overview of .NET  Delphi and .NET  Winform Applications  ASP .Net Applications  php Web Services  Framework Collections  Framework String Handling  Framework Files and Folders       System.Enum Class    Description Enumerations in .Net are similar to enumerations in native Delphi. They provide a means of naming constant values, with a particular enumeration value only allowed to have one of the named values.   For example, the DayOfWeek enumeration has the following contents :   Sunday  = 0 Monday  = 1 Tuesday  = 2 Wednesday  = 3 Thursday  = 4 Friday  = 5 Saturday  = 6   Unlike native Delphi, .Net Enumerations can be optionally treated as Flags. They therefore become equivalent to Sets in native Delphi. An enum is a set of flags when the [FlagsAttribute] is specified immediately prior to the Enum definition :   type   [FlagsAttribute]   Flags = (Sexy, Clever, Handsome);  Methods CompareTo   Compare the current enum value to another enum Equals   Determines if the current enum value equals another Format   Formats the current Enum value into a string GetName   Gets the name of a specified enumeration value GetNames   Gets a list of the names of a specified enumeration type GetValues   Gets a list of the names of a specified enumeration type IsDefined   Determines whether an object has a valid enumerated value Parse   Builds an enum object from an enum type and a string of enum values ToObject   Creates an Enum object of the specified type and value ToString   Converts the current Enum value to a string  Microsoft MSDN links   System System.enum

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