Get enum from ReflectedType

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Getting Enum value via reflection

With mytype.ReflectedType.GetFields() I can get the constants defined in a c# class.

how can I get with mytype.ReflectedType.XXX a certain enum I have defined inside the c# class during runtime?

I do not know the enum during compile time. This is not a duplicate! — msfanboy, Sep 10 '12 at 12:05
That's why it says Possible Duplicate ;-) FWIW if you can enumerate the members of the class, then this answer (and the answer from Marc Gravell) may be helpful: http://stackoverflow.com/a/5006004/1073107 — dash, Sep 10 '12 at 12:21
Your edit also changes the question a lot :-) Can you show us how you are injecting the enum at runtime? — dash, Sep 10 '12 at 12:27
I pass it to a method via: (typof(class.MyEnumDefinition)) at compile time ;P — msfanboy, Sep 12 '12 at 14:48

Guffa · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-10T21:52:22.827

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The enum isn't really a member of the class, it's only declared in the scope of the class. You can use the GetNestedType method to get a type that is declared inside another. Example:

public class Demo {
  public enum Values { Apha, Beta }
}

Type t = typeof(Demo).GetNestedType("Values");

edited Sep 10 '12 at 21:52

answered Sep 10 '12 at 11:08

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typeof(mystuff).ReflectedType.GetNestedType("Values") helped me. Thanks Guffa! – msfanboy Sep 13 '12 at 11:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 10 '12 at 11:09

Well, you can try

(int)((reflectedType.GetEnumValues()
                    .Zip(reflectedType.GetEnumNames(), (v, n) => new { v, n })
                    .Where(p => p.n == FieldName)
                    .Single()).v)

This would give you the numeric value of your enum constant. You cannot however get the enum value, since this requires knowing the real enum type at compile-time.

Get enum from ReflectedType

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