EnumDescriptor.GetCaption(String) Method

Returns the display caption associated with a specified value of the enumeration represented by the EnumDescriptor.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

public string GetCaption(
    string valueName
)

VB.NET

Public Function GetCaption(
    valueName As String
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
valueName	String	A string representing the enumeration value whose corresponding display caption will be retrieved.

Returns

Type	Description
String	A string representing the display caption associated with the specified value of the enumeration represented by the EnumDescriptor.

Remarks

Generally, there is no need to use this GetCaption method overload, as there is an overload which takes an enumeration value directly.