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// These types are enums in the System namespace.

DayOfWeek day;

ConsoleColor cc;

EvaluateEnum(e2);

EvaluateEnum(day);

EvaluateEnum(cc);

Console.ReadLine();

}

The output is shown in Figure 4-8.

Figure 4-8.

Dynamically discovering name/value pairs of enumeration types.

As you will see over the course of this text, enumerations are used extensively throughout

the .NET base class libraries. For example, ADO.NET makes use of numerous enumerations to

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represent the state of a database connection (opened, closed, etc.), the state of a row in a DataTable

(changed, new, detached, etc.), and so forth. Therefore, when you make use of any enumeration,

always remember that you are able to interact with the name/value pairs using the members of

System.Enum.