Alias to Enums Types C#

Question

public enum eEstado
{
    Active = 3,
    Inactive = 4
}

I need to settle diferent names(like alias) to the enum properties. For example, for "Activo", something like "Activo" and others. Also I need to get that String from the value (3, or 4).

Thanks.

see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/630803/associating-enums-with-strings-in-c-sharp — mpen, Apr 04 '13 at 22:44
@Mark, indeed, but I'd recommend answer #2. The top-voted answer is oddly irrelevant. — Kirk Woll, Apr 04 '13 at 22:45
And as for the 2nd part of this OP's question, the answer is `((eEstado)3).ToString()`. — Kirk Woll, Apr 04 '13 at 22:46

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '13 at 22:47

To convert from an alias to an enum value:

public static eEstado AliasToEstado(string alias)
{
    switch(alias)
    {
        case "Activo": return eEstado.Active;
        case "Inactivo": return eEstado.Inactive;
        default: throw new ArgumentException(alias);
    }
}

to convert from an enum value to an alias:

 public static string EstadoToAlias(eEstado value)
 {
    switch(value)
    {
        case eEstado.Active: return "Activo";
        case eEstado.Inactive: return "Inactivo";
        default: throw new ArgumentException(value);
    }
 }

to convert from an int value to an alias:

int value = 3;
string alias = EstadoToAlias((eEstado)value);

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '13 at 23:23

It is difficult to understand what exactly you are asking but I think this will help:

You can have multiple names with the same value on an enum like:

public enum Status
{
  Undefined = 0,
  Active = 1,
  Inactive = 2,
  Default = Active
}

and you can parse from a string with

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Status status = Status.Default;

    string new_status = "Inactive";

    status = (Status)Enum.Parse(typeof(Status), new_status);

    Console.WriteLine(status.ToString());
    // prints "Inactive"

    status = (Status)1;
    Console.WriteLine(status.ToString());
    // prints "Active"

}

score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 04 '13 at 22:48

-2

you can use any name in enum but you can not use enum for string

like

public enum eEstado
{
// its an valid enum
    Activo = 3,  
    Inactivo = 4
}

and for use enum like string

you can convert it in string

exm.

strinf s=eEstado.Activo.ToString();

then

if(s==eEstado.Activo.ToString())
{
  // do sumthing
}

in this the value of 's' will not 3 . it will 'Activo' i think it will helping for you

welcome for your thank's

best of luck

answered Apr 04 '13 at 22:48

sourabh devpura

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This addresses neither supporting multiple string values nor converting an int into a string. (no, comparing each possibility of the enum to a string representation doesn't count) – Kirk Woll Apr 04 '13 at 22:49
is you want 'Activo' by 3 ? – sourabh devpura Apr 04 '13 at 22:52

Alias to Enums Types C#

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