How to get the integer value of an enumeration?

Question

I have an enumeration

public enum Color
{
    Red = 0,
    Blue = 1,
    Yellow = 2
}

When I do this:

Color color = Color.Blue;
Console.Writeline(color.Value);

I want to see its integer value (in this case 1), but instead displays "Blue".

How can i solve this?

I am using .NET 3.5.

Answer 1

You can use for int:

Console.Writeline((int)color.Value);

Answer 2

int value = Convert.ToInt32(Color.Blue);

Answer 3

Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), "Blue", true);