Total number of items defined in an enum

Question

How can I get the number of items defined in an enum?

Answer 1

I was looking into this just now, and wasn't happy with the readability of the current solution. If you're writing code informally or on a small project, you can just add another item to the end of your enum called "Length". This way, you only need to type:

var namesCount = (int)MyEnum.Length;

Of course if others are going to use your code - or I'm sure under many other circumstances that didn't apply to me in this case - this solution may be anywhere from ill advised to terrible.