'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
Public Shared Function AsEnumerationDataType( _
   ByVal dataType As DataType _
) As EnumerationDataType

'Usage
 
Dim dataType As DataType
Dim value As EnumerationDataType
 
value = DataTypeExtension.AsEnumerationDataType(dataType)

[Extension()]
[CanBeNull()]
public static EnumerationDataType AsEnumerationDataType( 
   DataType dataType
)

[Extension()]
[CanBeNull()]
public:
static EnumerationDataType^ AsEnumerationDataType( 
   DataType^ dataType
) 

Parameters

dataType

Returns null if the current data type is not a enumeration data type.

This method has been introduced primarily for languages like PHP that do not allow down-casting.

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