problem of enum in c#

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Hello friends
i have a enum

C#

private enum enumIC
        {
            eSelect,
            eID,
            eEdit,
            eCETSH,
            eDesc,
            eTGoods,
            eSchedule,
            eUOM,
            eRODA,
            eRODS,
            eDel
        }

iam using array of enum in validation

C#

object[] obj = new object[] { (int)enumIC.eCETSH , (int)enumIC.eDesc, (int)enumIC.eTGoods, (int)enumIC.eUOM, (int)enumIC.eRODA, (int)enumIC.eRODS};
string st = GetobjArrayToString(obj);

private string GetobjArrayToString(object[] obj)
        {
            string str = "";
            for (int i = 0; i < obj.Length; i++)
            {
                str = Convert.ToString(obj[i]) + ",";
            }
            return str;
        }

i have to change this array of enum(value) to string and iam using this method is there any better way of doing this

[edit]Code block added - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 11-Dec-11 22:48pm

srilekhamenon

Updated 11-Dec-11 22:50pm

OriginalGriff

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There is a better way.
Try the Enum.GetNames() method.

Example

C#

foreach(string s in Enum.GetNames(typeof(enumIC)))
            Console.WriteLine(s);

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-11T22:53:00

This may be a bit overkill for what you want to do, but...
Human readable strings for enum elements[^]

BTW: Why are you declaring it as an object array? Why not as an array of enumIC instead?

because this is my function

C#

public static void ValidateGridFields(string ColumnList, int iRow, DataGridView Grid)
        {
            string[] sColumn = ColumnList.Split(',');
            for (int i = 0; i < sColumn.Length; i++)
            { 
                int CNo = Convert.ToInt32(sColumn[i]);
                if (Grid[CNo, iRow].Value + "" == "")
                    Grid.Rows[iRow].Cells[CNo].Style.BackColor = Color.LightBlue;
                else
                {
                    if (Grid.Rows[iRow].Cells[CNo].Style.BackColor == Color.LightBlue)
                        Grid.Rows[iRow].Cells[CNo].Style.BackColor = Color.White;
                }
            }
        }

for valadating grid
and i want to send argument like this

C#

ValidateGridFields("1,2,3,4",1,DataGridView1

first argument is our value

Ah! So what you want is to be handed an array of enumIC values, and return a string of the numerical values?
I would use an array of the enum values:

C#

private enum enumIC
    {
    eSelect,
    eID,
    eEdit,
    eCETSH,
    eDesc,
    eTGoods,
    eSchedule,
    eUOM,
    eRODA,
    eRODS,
    eDel
    }
enumIC[] obj = new enumIC[] { enumIC.eCETSH, enumIC.eDesc, enumIC.eTGoods, enumIC.eUOM, enumIC.eRODA, enumIC.eRODS };

    ...
    Console.WriteLine(GetStringFromEnumArray(obj));
    ...

private static string GetStringFromEnumArray(enumIC[] ar)
    {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    string sep = "";
    foreach(enumIC e in ar)
        {
        sb.AppendFormat("{0}{1}", sep, (int)e);
        sep = ",";
        }
    return sb.ToString();
    }