FindByDecimalValue Method (EnumerationDataType)

Finds an enumeration member by its value.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Function FindByDecimalValue( _
   ByVal value As Decimal _
) As EnumerationMember

'Usage
 
Dim instance As EnumerationDataType
Dim value As Decimal
Dim value As EnumerationMember
 
value = instance.FindByDecimalValue(value)

public EnumerationMember FindByDecimalValue( 
   decimal value
)

public:
EnumerationMember^ FindByDecimalValue( 
   decimal value
)

Parameters

value: The enumeration value to be found.

Return Value

Returns an EnumerationMember which has the value given by the parameter. When there is no such enumeration member, the function returns a null reference. When there is more than one match, the first matching enumeration member found is returned.

This method can return null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Exception

Description

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Remarks

For finding an enumeration value that corresponds to given name, use the fact that EnumerationMembers is a collection keyed by the enumeration member names.

This member is not compatible with VBScript.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

EnumerationDataType Class
EnumerationDataType Members

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