I have an enum construct like this:
public enum EnumDisplayStatus
{
None = 1,
Visible = 2,
Hidden = 3,
MarkedForDeletion = 4
}
In my database, the enumerations are referenced by value. My question is, how can I turn the number representation of the enum back to the string name.
For example, given 2 the result should be Visible.
You can convert the int back to an enumeration member with a simple cast, and then call ToString():
int value = GetValueFromDb();
var enumDisplayStatus = (EnumDisplayStatus)value;
string stringValue = enumDisplayStatus.ToString();
If you need to get a string "Visible" without getting EnumDisplayStatus instance you can do this:
int dbValue = GetDBValue();
string stringValue = Enum.GetName(typeof(EnumDisplayStatus), dbValue);