public EnumValueDescriptor FindValueByNumber(int number)
Finds an enum value by number. If multiple enum values have the
same number, this returns the first defined value with that number.
If there is no value for the given number, this returns null.
The EnumOptions, defined in descriptor.proto.
If the options message is not present (i.e. there are no options), null is returned.
Custom options can be retrieved as extensions of the returned message.
NOTE: A defensive copy is created each time this property is retrieved.
Returns a clone of the underlying EnumDescriptorProto describing this enum.
Note that a copy is taken every time this method is called, so clients using it frequently
(and not modifying it) may want to cache the returned value.
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For generated code, this will be a CLR enum type.\n\n### ContainingType\n\n public MessageDescriptor ContainingType { get; }\n\n### CustomOptions\n\n [Obsolete(\"CustomOptions are obsolete. Use the GetOptions() method.\")]\n public CustomOptions CustomOptions { get; }\n\nThe (possibly empty) set of custom options for this enum.\n\n### Name\n\n public override string Name { get; }\n\nThe brief name of the descriptor's target.\n\n**Overrides** \n[DescriptorBase.Name](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorBase#Google_Protobuf_Reflection_DescriptorBase_Name)\n\n### Values\n\n public IList\u003cEnumValueDescriptor\u003e Values { get; }\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### FindValueByName(string)\n\n public EnumValueDescriptor FindValueByName(string name)\n\nFinds an enum value by name.\n\n### FindValueByNumber(int)\n\n public EnumValueDescriptor FindValueByNumber(int number)\n\nFinds an enum value by number. If multiple enum values have the\nsame number, this returns the first defined value with that number.\nIf there is no value for the given number, this returns `null`.\n\n### GetOption\\\u003cT\\\u003e(Extension\\\u003cEnumOptions, T\\\u003e)\n\n [Obsolete(\"GetOption is obsolete. Use the GetOptions() method.\")]\n public T GetOption\u003cT\u003e(Extension\u003cEnumOptions, T\u003e extension)\n\nGets a single value enum option for this descriptor\n\n### GetOption\\\u003cT\\\u003e(RepeatedExtension\\\u003cEnumOptions, T\\\u003e)\n\n [Obsolete(\"GetOption is obsolete. Use the GetOptions() method.\")]\n public RepeatedField\u003cT\u003e GetOption\u003cT\u003e(RepeatedExtension\u003cEnumOptions, T\u003e extension)\n\nGets a repeated value enum option for this descriptor\n\n### GetOptions()\n\n public EnumOptions GetOptions()\n\nThe `EnumOptions`, defined in `descriptor.proto`.\nIf the options message is not present (i.e. there are no options), `null` is returned.\nCustom options can be retrieved as extensions of the returned message.\nNOTE: A defensive copy is created each time this property is retrieved.\n\n### ToProto()\n\n public EnumDescriptorProto ToProto()\n\nReturns a clone of the underlying [EnumDescriptorProto](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumDescriptorProto) describing this enum.\nNote that a copy is taken every time this method is called, so clients using it frequently\n(and not modifying it) may want to cache the returned value."]]
