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Class Properties and Methods Reference : GetEnumValue( ) method
 

GetEnumValue( ) method

Returns the underlying numeric value of the specified enum member. The method returns an error if invoked on a type that is not an enumeration or if passed the Unknown value (?).
Return type: INT64
Access: PUBLIC
Applies to:Progress.Lang.Class class

Syntax

GetEnumValue ( INPUT enum-member-name AS CHARACTER )
enum-member-name
The name of an enum member of the enum type the method is invoked on. For a flag enum type, this can be a comma-delimited list of names. If no member is defined for the specified name, or any of the names in a list is not defined, the method returns the Unknown value (?).