How to loop through all enum values in C#? [duplicate]
Yes you can use the GetValues
method:
var values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Foos));
Or the typed version:
var values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Foos)).Cast<Foos>();
I long ago added a helper function to my private library for just such an occasion:
public static class EnumUtil {
public static IEnumerable<T> GetValues<T>() {
return Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)).Cast<T>();
}
}
Usage:
var values = EnumUtil.GetValues<Foos>();
foreach(Foos foo in Enum.GetValues(typeof(Foos)))
foreach (EMyEnum val in Enum.GetValues(typeof(EMyEnum)))
{
Console.WriteLine(val);
}
Credit to Jon Skeet here: http://bytes.com/groups/net-c/266447-how-loop-each-items-enum
foreach (Foos foo in Enum.GetValues(typeof(Foos)))
{
...
}
UPDATED
Some time on, I see a comment that brings me back to my old answer, and I think I'd do it differently now. These days I'd write:
private static IEnumerable<T> GetEnumValues<T>()
{
// Can't use type constraints on value types, so have to do check like this
if (typeof(T).BaseType != typeof(Enum))
{
throw new ArgumentException("T must be of type System.Enum");
}
return Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)).Cast<T>();
}