Using an enum as an array index in C#

Question

I want to do the same as in this question, that is:

enum DaysOfTheWeek {Sunday=0, Monday, Tuesday...};
string[] message_array = new string[number_of_items_at         


        

Answer 1

Here you go:

string[] message_array = Enum.GetNames(typeof(DaysOfTheWeek));

If you really need the length, then just take the .Length on the result :) You can get values with:

string[] message_array = Enum.GetValues(typeof(DaysOfTheWeek));