Csharp/CSharp Tutorial/Data Type/enum format

Format an enumeration.

<source lang="csharp">using System;

class EnumFmtDemo {

 enum Direction { North, South, East, West } 
 [Flags] enum Status { Ready=0x1, OffLine=0x2,  
                       Waiting=0x4, TransmitOK=0x8, 
                       RecieveOK=0x10, OnLine=0x20 } 

 public static void Main() { 
   Direction d = Direction.West; 

   Console.WriteLine("{0:G}", d); 
   Console.WriteLine("{0:F}", d); 
   Console.WriteLine("{0:D}", d); 
   Console.WriteLine("{0:X}", d); 
    
   Status s = Status.Ready | Status.TransmitOK; 

   Console.WriteLine("{0:G}", s); 
   Console.WriteLine("{0:F}", s); 
   Console.WriteLine("{0:D}", s); 
   Console.WriteLine("{0:X}", s); 
 } 

}</source>

West
West
3
00000003
Ready, TransmitOK
Ready, TransmitOK
9
00000009

Output enum values

<source lang="csharp">using System; enum Color {

  Green,
  Yellow,
  Red

} class MainClass {

  static void Main()
  {
     Console.WriteLine("{0}", Color.Green);
     Console.WriteLine("{0}", Color.Yellow);
     Console.WriteLine("{0}", Color.Red);
  }

}</source>

Green
Yellow
Red