{"id":4451,"date":"2024-03-14T01:29:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T01:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-define-and-use-enum-types-in-c\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:07:47","slug":"how-to-define-and-use-enum-types-in-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-define-and-use-enum-types-in-c\/","title":{"rendered":"C# Enum Guide: Define and Use Enums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In C#, enumeration type is a data type used to define a collection of named constants. 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