How to know if enum has all flags

Question

I'm trying to know if a enum value has defined all flags. The enum is defined as following:

[Flags]
public enum ProgrammingSkills
{
    None = 0,
    CSharp = 1,
    VBNet = 2,
    Java = 4,
    C = 8,
}

I cannot change the enum to define 'All', because that enum is defined in a dll library.

Of course I can iterate over all enum values, but is there any better/shorter/smarter way to determine if a enum value has defined ALL values?

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EDIT:

I would like to have working code even the enum changes.

Answer 1

I don't know if it's better but it is definitely shorter and will work if you modify the enum in the future:

bool result = Enum.GetValues(typeof(ProgrammingSkills))
      .Cast<ProgrammingSkills>()
      .All(enumValue.HasFlag);

Answer 2

You could do the following:

var hasAll = val == (ProgrammingSkills.CSharp | ProgrammingSkills.VBNet
    | ProgrammingSkills.Java | ProgrammingSkills.C);

Or shorter, but not really good for maintenance:

var hasAll = (int)val == 15; // 15 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8

Or in a generic way:

var hasAll = (int)val == Enum.GetValues(typeof(ProgrammingSkills))
                             .OfType<ProgrammingSkills>().Sum(v => (int)v);

Answer 3

ProgrammingSkills ps = ProgrammingSkills.None | ProgrammingSkills.CSharp | ProgrammingSkills.VBNet | ProgrammingSkills.Java | ProgrammingSkills.C;

int total = (int)ps;

if (total == 15) return true;//ALL FLAGS THERE

Answer 4

You can test for all members:

bool allSet = value & (ProgrammingSkills.CSharp
                    | ProgrammingSkills.VBNet
                    | ProgrammingSkills.Java
                    | ProgrammingSkills.C) != 0;

The | creates a mask containing all possible values, which is tested ( & ) against value , containing the enum you want to test.

But that is error-prone and isn't really maintainable. You might want to stick to a loop.

Answer 5

You can cast your enum to int and check if the value than is 15 (sum of all enum-flags):

ProgrammingSkills programmingSkills = ProgrammingSkills.CSharp | ProgrammingSkills.VBNet | ProgrammingSkills.Java | ProgrammingSkills.C;
int programmingSkillsValue = (int)programmingSkills;
if(programmingSkillsValue == 15)
{
  // All Flags are set
}