Enumerator to String to Enumerator

[Guest]

It's possible to convert an enumerator to a string with the ToString method,
but is it possible to convert the string back to an enumerator?

For example:

enum Enumeration
{
enum1,
enum2,
}

void Test ()
{
Enumeration e = Enumeration.enum1;

// Get the enumerator name
string s = e.ToString (); // s = 'enum1'

// Convert enumerator name back to an enumerator
Enumeration e2 = (Enumeration) s; // e2 = Enumeration.enum1;
}

Obviously the above code won't work, but it should demonstrate what I'm
trying to do. Is there way to do this? If not, what do you think would be the
best way to work around this?

Thanks

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

It's possible to convert an enumerator to a string with the ToString method,
but is it possible to convert the string back to an enumerator?

Use Enum.Parse.

 

[Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]]

Look at the Parse method

Regards

Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk/weblog
http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk

It's possible to convert an enumerator to a string with the ToString method,
but is it possible to convert the string back to an enumerator?

For example:

enum Enumeration
{
enum1,
enum2,
}

void Test ()
{
Enumeration e = Enumeration.enum1;

// Get the enumerator name
string s = e.ToString (); // s = 'enum1'

// Convert enumerator name back to an enumerator
Enumeration e2 = (Enumeration) s; // e2 = Enumeration.enum1;
}

 

[Guest]

That's perfect. Thank you both