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PoliDev
PoliDev

Reputation: 1468

In mvc using enum how to get the value?

I have created enum like the following,

     public enum colors
       {
          Red = 1,
          green = 2,
           blue = 3
       }

I have to use this enum into page wherever i save the colors into pages. After save i have to show which color i have saved.

But for me The result is showing like, eg: red means 1.

I have tried the following,

o.Colors != null ? ((Models.Enums.Colors)o.ColorMode) : 0

the above code i should get the red, green, blue. but i got the result like 1,2,3...

Please Help me..

Upvotes: 1

Views: 153

Answers (5)

Nikhil K S
Nikhil K S

Reputation: 804

Try this code

string className = Enum.GetName(typeof(Models.Enums.Colors),
o.Colors != null ?((Models.Enums.Colors)o.ColorMode) : 0);

or use Generic Functions

private static T ToEnum(string value)
{
   return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value, true);
}

private string EnumToString(T enumValue)
{
   Type typeParameterType = typeof(T);
   return Enum.GetName(typeParameterType, enumValue);
}

For your situvation Dictionary is best option

Reason: If you want to add class with space or "-" then enum is scope less 

// Use a dictionary with an int key.
Dictionary<int, string> StyleDict = new Dictionary<int, string>();
StyleDict.Add(1, "Red");
StyleDict.Add(2, "green ");
StyleDict.Add(3, "blue");

Then you can access This dictionary like below

StyleDict[1] //To get Red
StyleDict[2] //To get green

try for dynamic 

StyleDict[o.ColorMode]

Upvotes: 6

manish
manish

Reputation: 1458

you may try this

public enum colors
{
 Red = 1,
 green = 2,
 blue = 3
}

colors col = selectedCol; // selectedCol is the color you select for your Applications
object val = (col != null) ? Convert.ChangeType(col, typeof(string)) : 0;

val now exactly has the result you need

Upvotes: 1

Lineesh
Lineesh

Reputation: 116

It's something like this. I didn't test it.

o.Colors != null ? ((Models.Enums.Colors)o.ColorMode).ToString() : 0

Upvotes: -3

Sameer
Sameer

Reputation: 3173

This should do

    ((Models.Enums.Colors)o.ColorMode).ToString()

Upvotes: 1

Neel
Neel

Reputation: 11741

have you tried below code?

var value = (int)model.Colors;

Upvotes: 1

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