Enumerations Overview (Visual Basic)
Enumerations provide a convenient way to work with sets of related constants and to associate constant values with names. For example, you can declare an enumeration for a set of integer constants associated with the days of the week, and then use the names of the days rather than their integer values in your code.
Tasks involving Enumerations
The following table lists common tasks involving enumerations.
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Find a pre-defined enumeration |
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Declare an enumeration |
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Fully qualify an enumeration's name |
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Refer to an enumeration member |
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Iterate through an enumeration |
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Determine the string associated with an enumeration |
How to: Determine the String Associated with an Enumeration Value (Visual Basic) |
Decide when to use an enumeration |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Declare A Constant (Visual Basic)
Reference
Concepts
Constants Overview (Visual Basic)