Enum.xml

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 </term><description> Meaning

 </description></listheader><item><term> Less than zero

 </term><description> The value of this instance is less than the value of <paramref name="target" />.

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 </term><description> The value of this instance is equal to the value of <paramref name="target" />.

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## Examples
 The following example illustrates the use of `CompareTo` in the context of `Enum`.

 :::code language="cpp" source="~/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_CLR/enumcompareto/CPP/EnumCompareTo.cpp" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System/Enum/CompareTo/EnumCompareTo.cs" interactive="try-dotnet" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="fsharp" source="~/snippets/fsharp/System/Enum/CompareTo/EnumCompareTo.fs" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR/enumcompareto/VB/EnumCompareTo.vb" id="Snippet1":::

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## Remarks
 The <xref:System.Enum.Equals%28System.Object%29?displayProperty=nameWithType> method overrides <xref:System.ValueType.Equals%28System.Object%29?displayProperty=nameWithType> to define how enumeration members are evaluated for equality.



## Examples
 The following example illustrates the use of the <xref:System.Enum.Equals%2A> method.

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 The following example defines two enumeration types, `SledDog` and `WorkDog`. The `SledDog` enumeration has two members, `SledDog.AlaskanMalamute` and `SledDog.Malamute`, that have the same underlying value. The call to the <xref:System.Enum.Equals%2A> method indicates that these values are equal because their underlying values are the same. The `SledDog.Malamute` and `WorkDog.Newfoundland` members have the same underlying value, although they represent different enumeration types. A call to the <xref:System.Enum.Equals%2A> method indicates that these values are not equal.

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## Remarks
 The following table shows the valid values for the `format` parameter.

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|------------|-----------------|
|"G" or "g"|If `value` is equal to a named enumerated constant, the name of that constant is returned; otherwise, the decimal equivalent of `value` is returned.<br /><br /> For example, suppose the only enumerated constant is named Red, and its value is 1. If `value` is specified as 1, this format returns "Red". However, if `value` is specified as 2, this format returns "2".<br /><br /> -or-<br /><br /> If the <xref:System.FlagsAttribute> custom attribute is applied to the enumeration, `value` is treated as a bit field that contains one or more flags that consist of one or more bits.<br /><br /> If `value` is equal to a combination of named enumerated constants, a delimiter-separated list of the names of those constants is returned. `value` is searched for flags, going from the flag with the largest value to the smallest value. For each flag that corresponds to a bit field in `value`, the name of the constant is concatenated to the delimiter-separated list. The value of that flag is then excluded from further consideration, and the search continues for the next flag.<br /><br /> If `value` is not equal to a combination of named enumerated constants, the decimal equivalent of `value` is returned.|
|"X" or "x"|Represents `value` in hexadecimal format without a leading "0x".|
|"D" or "d"|Represents `value` in decimal form.|
|"F" or "f"|Behaves identically to "G" or "g", except that the <xref:System.FlagsAttribute> is not required to be present on the <xref:System.Enum> declaration.|

## Examples
 The following example illustrates the use of `Format` in the context of `Enum`.

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 -or-

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 -or-

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.NET 8 and later versions: <paramref name="enumType" /> is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.</exception>
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        <related type="Article" href="/dotnet/standard/base-types/formatting-types">Formatting Types in .NET</related>
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## Remarks
 If multiple enumeration members have the same underlying value, the <xref:System.Enum.GetName%2A> method guarantees that it will return the name of one of those enumeration members. However, it does not guarantee that it will always return the name of the same enumeration member. As a result, when multiple enumeration members have the same value, your application code should never depend on the method returning a particular member's name.

## Examples
 The following example illustrates the use of `GetName`.

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 -or-

 <paramref name="value" /> is neither of type <paramref name="enumType" /> nor does it have the same underlying type as <paramref name="enumType" />.</exception>
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## Remarks
 The elements of the return value array are sorted by the binary values of the enumerated constants (that is, by their unsigned magnitude). The following example provides displays information about the array returned by the <xref:System.Enum.GetNames%2A> method for an enumeration that includes a negative, zero, and a positive value.

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 If there are enumerated constants with same value, the order of their corresponding names is unspecified.

## Examples
 The following example illustrates the use of the <xref:System.Enum.GetNames%2A> method.

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          <paramref name="enumType" /> is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
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          <paramref name="enumType" /> parameter is not an <see cref="T:System.Enum" />.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException">.NET 8 and later versions: <paramref name="enumType" /> is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.</exception>
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        <typeparam name="TEnum">The type of the enumeration.</typeparam>
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        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
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## Remarks
 The <xref:System.Enum> structure enables values to be represented as named constants. The data type of the enumeration's values is known as its underlying type. For example, the underlying type of the <xref:System.DayOfWeek> enumeration, which consists of constants that represent each day of the week (<xref:System.DayOfWeek.Monday?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.DayOfWeek.Tuesday?displayProperty=nameWithType>, and so on), is <xref:System.Int32>.



## Examples
 The following example calls the <xref:System.Enum.GetUnderlyingType%2A> method to display the underlying type of some enumeration members.

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          <paramref name="enumType" /> is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
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## Remarks
 The elements of the array are sorted by the binary values of the enumeration constants (that is, by their unsigned magnitude). The following example displays information about the array returned by the <xref:System.Enum.GetValues%2A> method for an enumeration that includes a negative value, zero, and a positive value.

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 The <xref:System.Enum.GetValues%2A> method returns an array that contains a value for each member of the `enumType` enumeration. If multiple members have the same value, the returned array includes duplicate values. In this case, calling the <xref:System.Enum.GetName%2A> method with each value in the returned array does not restore the unique names assigned to members that have duplicate values. To retrieve all the names of enumeration members successfully, call the <xref:System.Enum.GetNames%2A> method.

 The <xref:System.Enum.GetValues%2A> method cannot be invoked by using reflection in a reflection-only context. Instead, you can retrieve the value of all enumeration members by using the <xref:System.Type.GetFields%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method to get an array of <xref:System.Reflection.FieldInfo> objects that represent enumeration members and then call the <xref:System.Reflection.FieldInfo.GetRawConstantValue%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method on each element of the array. The following example illustrates this technique. It requires that you define the following enumeration in an assembly named Enumerations.dll:

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 The assembly is loaded in a reflection-only context, a <xref:System.Type> object that represents the `Pets` enumeration is instantiated, an array of <xref:System.Reflection.FieldInfo> objects is retrieved, and the field values are displayed to the console.

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## Examples
 The following example illustrates the use of <xref:System.Enum.GetValues%2A>.

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 <paramref name="enumType" /> is a type from an assembly loaded in a reflection-only context.</exception>
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