Powershell Tip #111: Get names and values of Enum

By | August 16, 2016

Tip: You can get the names / values of an Enumeration object by using the GetEnumNames or GetEnumValues static method.

You can identify enumeration by the Enum keyword.

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Here is an example with thefile attributes from System.IO namespace.

FileAttributes Enumeration
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.fileattributes(v=vs.110).aspx

Note: For versions prior to PowerShell v3 :

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To see the list of enumerations from System.IO Namespace :

System.IO Namespace
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io(v=vs.110).aspx


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