Enum values to string rather than...

[SpotNet]

Hello Newsgroup,

I have an enum as such,

public enum VariablePositionEnum
{
Row = 1,
Column = 2,
RowAndColumn = 3,
}

I need (for all intensive purposes) for a control these enumeration values
as strings rather than the enum value name, i.e.
If I want the Row value as a string I need "1" not "Row". I've tried;

VariablePositionEnum.Row.ToString(); yields "Row" - Don't want this, I need
"1".
(string) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this.
(string) (int) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this either.

Can anyone give me a way to do so, and I hope and am sorry if this is
obviously hitting me in the face...

Many thanks and kind regards,
SpotNet.

[fishbone]

you can write a new class such as CVariablePositionEnum to deal it

"SpotNet" wrote:

Hello Newsgroup,

I have an enum as such,

public enum VariablePositionEnum
{
Row = 1,
Column = 2,
RowAndColumn = 3,
}

I need (for all intensive purposes) for a control these enumeration values
as strings rather than the enum value name, i.e.
If I want the Row value as a string I need "1" not "Row". I've tried;

VariablePositionEnum.Row.ToString(); yields "Row" - Don't want this, I need
"1".
(string) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this.
(string) (int) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this either.

Can anyone give me a way to do so, and I hope and am sorry if this is
obviously hitting me in the face...

Many thanks and kind regards,
SpotNet.

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

SpotNet,
Have you tried one of the overloaded ToString methods?

Specifically the one that takes a format?

Something like:
string s = VariablePositionEnum.Row.ToString("D");

For details see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...matstrings.asp
Hope this helps
Jay
"SpotNet" <Sp*****@msnews.grp> wrote in message
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Hello Newsgroup,

I have an enum as such,

public enum VariablePositionEnum
{
Row = 1,
Column = 2,
RowAndColumn = 3,
}

I need (for all intensive purposes) for a control these enumeration values
as strings rather than the enum value name, i.e.
If I want the Row value as a string I need "1" not "Row". I've tried;

VariablePositionEnum.Row.ToString(); yields "Row" - Don't want this, I
need "1".
(string) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this.
(string) (int) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this either.

Can anyone give me a way to do so, and I hope and am sorry if this is
obviously hitting me in the face...

Many thanks and kind regards,
SpotNet.

[John M Deal]

This should get you what you want.

string enumStringValue = ((int)VariablePositionEnum.Row).ToString();

Have A Better One!

John M Deal, MCP
Necessity Software

SpotNet wrote:

Hello Newsgroup,

I have an enum as such,

public enum VariablePositionEnum
{
Row = 1,
Column = 2,
RowAndColumn = 3,
}

I need (for all intensive purposes) for a control these enumeration values
as strings rather than the enum value name, i.e.
If I want the Row value as a string I need "1" not "Row". I've tried;

VariablePositionEnum.Row.ToString(); yields "Row" - Don't want this, I need
"1".
(string) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this.
(string) (int) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this either.

Can anyone give me a way to do so, and I hope and am sorry if this is
obviously hitting me in the face...

Many thanks and kind regards,
SpotNet.

[SpotNet]

fishbone, Jay and John,

Thanks guys, three solutions all three worked, thanks again.

Regards,
SpotNet.

"SpotNet" <Sp*****@msnews.grp> wrote in message
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:
: Hello Newsgroup,
:
: I have an enum as such,
:
: public enum VariablePositionEnum
: {
: Row = 1,
: Column = 2,
: RowAndColumn = 3,
: }
:
: I need (for all intensive purposes) for a control these enumeration values
: as strings rather than the enum value name, i.e.
: If I want the Row value as a string I need "1" not "Row". I've tried;
:
: VariablePositionEnum.Row.ToString(); yields "Row" - Don't want this, I
need
: "1".
: (string) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this.
: (string) (int) VariablePositionEnum.Row; - Can't do this either.
:
: Can anyone give me a way to do so, and I hope and am sorry if this is
: obviously hitting me in the face...
:
: Many thanks and kind regards,
: SpotNet.
:
:
:
:
: