Create an enum at runtime

[Guest]

How does one go about creating an enum at runtime from an array of strings?

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Steve,

Do you want to use it at runtime, or do you just want to generate it?
If you want to use it, it's not going to do you much good, since you will
have to use reflection to actually use it.

However, if you just want to emit the type, take a look at the
EnumBuilder class in the System.Reflection.Emit namespace.

Hope this helps.

 

[Guest]

I need to actually use the enum after generating it.

What I want to do is create a string[] at runtime and display the values as
a drop-down choice in a propertygrid. The only way I know to do it is to
convert the strings to enum's and put the enumeration into a propertygrid.
Do you have another idea of how this can be accomplished.
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Steve

Steve,

Do you want to use it at runtime, or do you just want to generate it?
If you want to use it, it's not going to do you much good, since you will
have to use reflection to actually use it.

However, if you just want to emit the type, take a look at the
EnumBuilder class in the System.Reflection.Emit namespace.

Hope this helps.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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How does one go about creating an enum at runtime from an array of
strings?