c sharp code

using System;
using System.Reflection;

enum EnumError
{
OverLimit,
UnderLimit,
Normal,
}

class EnumErrorDescriptions
{
const string OverLimit = "Oh you have exceeds your limit!";
const string UnderLimit = "Oh! you are much below your limit!";
const string Normal = "Oh! you are within your limit!";

internal static string GetErrorMessage (EnumError err)
{
string enumName = err.ToString();

FieldInfo fi = typeof(EnumErrorDescriptions).GetField
(enumName, BindingFlags.Static|BindingFlags.NonPublic);
if (fi==null)
{
// Oops! You could throw an exception here if you wanted -
// or return another constant, maybe.
return "Unknown error";
}
return (string)fi.GetValue(null);
}
}

class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine (EnumErrorDescriptions.GetErrorMessage
(EnumError.OverLimit));
}
}



Basically enum provides only integer values, but through this mechanism you can get string values through enum (string enumeration).


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Mitesh V. Mehta