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Enum to Dictionary<int, string> in C#

I have searched this online, but I can't find the answer I am looking for.

Basically I have the following enum:

public enum typFoo : int
{
   itemA : 1,
   itemB : 2
   itemC : 3
}

How can I convert this enum to Dictionary so that it stores in the following Dictionary?

Dictionary<int,string> myDic = new Dictionary<int,string>();

And myDic would look like this:

1, itemA
2, itemB
3, itemC

Any ideas?

Solution

  • See: How do I enumerate an enum in C#?

    foreach( typFoo foo in Enum.GetValues(typeof(typFoo)) )
{
    mydic.Add((int)foo, foo.ToString());
}