Returns the name of the enumeration member associated with the specified numeric value. The method returns an error if invoked on a type that is not an enumeration or if passed the Unknown value (?).

Return type: CHARACTER

Access: PUBLIC

Applies to: Progress.Lang.Class class

Syntax

GetEnumName ( INPUT value AS INT64 )
value
The underlying numeric value of an enum member. If no member is defined for the value, the method returns the Unknown value (?).

Notes

  • For a flag enum instance that represents multiple flags set, the method returns a comma-separated list of members, unless there is a member that is explicitly defined as a combination of those members. For example, for the Permission enum type shown below, specifying the value 3 would return "ReadWrite" instead of "Read,Write". 
    ENUM Permission FLAGS:
    DEFINE ENUM None = 0
                Read = 0x01
                Write = 0x02
                Update = 0x02
                ReadWrite = 0x03
                Create = 0x04
                Delete = 0x08.
END ENUM.
  • If the enum type defines multiple members for the same value, as the Permission enum type above does for Write and Update, the method returns one of the member names, but there is no guarantee as to which one will be returned.