Java String Value Of valueOf(Class en, String name)

Description

Gets the value of an enum from a name.

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
en	enum
name	name of item

Return

value or null

Declaration

public static <T extends Enum<T>> T valueOf(Class<T> en, String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: LGPL 

public class Main {
    /**//from   w  w  w . j  ava 2  s  .  co  m
     * Gets the value of an enum from a name. The name can be null, causing
     * the return value to be null.
     * 
     * @param en enum
     * @param name name of item
     * @return value or null
     */
    public static <T extends Enum<T>> T valueOf(Class<T> en, String name) {
        if (name == null)
            return null;
        try {
            return Enum.valueOf(en, name);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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