How to get an array of all enum values in C#?

Question

I have an enum that I\'d like to display all possible values of. Is there a way to get an array or list of all the possible values of the enum instead of manually creating s

Answer 1

If you prefer a more generic way, here it is. You can add up more converters as per your need.

    public static class EnumConverter
    {

        public static string[] ToNameArray()
        {
            return Enum.GetNames(typeof(T)).ToArray();
        }

        public static Array ToValueArray()
        {
            return Enum.GetValues(typeof(T));
        }

        public static List ToListOfValues()
        {
            return Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)).Cast().ToList();
        }


        public static IEnumerable ToEnumerable()
        {
            return (T[])Enum.GetValues(typeof(T));
        }

    }

Sample Implementations :

   string[] roles = EnumConverter.ToStringArray();
   List roles2 = EnumConverter.ToListOfValues();
   Array data = EnumConverter.ToValueArray();