EnumExtensionsGetEnumValueByDescription Method
Gets the enumeration of the specified type whose description matches this description.
Namespace: Gemstone.EnumExtensionsAssembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.128 -- Release Build+d050cfc5563c89a1188cc3c6b2d417530856f490
public static Object? GetEnumValueByDescription(
this string description,
Type type,
bool ignoreCase = false
)
<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetEnumValueByDescription (
description As String,
type As Type,
Optional ignoreCase As Boolean = false
) As Object
public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static Object^ GetEnumValueByDescription(
String^ description,
Type^ type,
bool ignoreCase = false
)
Gemstone.EnumExtensions.EnumExtensions.GetEnumValueByDescription = function(description, type, ignoreCase);
- description String
- Description to be used for lookup of the enumeration.
- type Type
- Type of the enumeration.
- ignoreCase Boolean (Optional)
- true to ignore case during the comparison; otherwise, false.
ObjectAn enumeration of the specified
type if a match is found, otherwise null.In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type
String. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see
Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or
Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
ArgumentException | The type is not an enumeration. |