C# Enum Parse(Type, String, Boolean)

Description

Enum Parse(Type, String, Boolean) converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive.

Syntax

Enum.Parse(Type, String, Boolean) has the following syntax.


[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]//from  w ww  .  j  a  v  a2 s. c om
public static Object Parse(
  Type enumType,
  string value,
  bool ignoreCase
)

Parameters

Enum.Parse(Type, String, Boolean) has the following parameters.

enumType - An enumeration type.
value - A string containing the name or value to convert.
ignoreCase - true to ignore case; false to regard case.

Returns

Enum.Parse(Type, String, Boolean) method returns An object of type enumType whose value is represented by value.

Example


using System;/* w  w w.  jav a 2  s .  c o  m*/

[Flags]
enum Colors { None = 0, Red = 1, Green = 2, Blue = 4 };

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string[] colorStrings = { "0", "2", "8", "blue", "Blue", "Yellow", "Red, Green" };
        foreach (string colorString in colorStrings)
        {
            Colors colorValue = (Colors)Enum.Parse(typeof(Colors), colorString, true);
            if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(Colors), colorValue) | colorValue.ToString().Contains(","))
                Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1}.", colorString, colorValue.ToString());
            else
                Console.WriteLine("{0} is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.", colorString);

        }
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.