I was wondering if there's an option to sign an enum, for say, color, with the options of white black and red, directly with a string "red". without using if's... I mean i don't want to write:
if (string1=="red") {mycolor=Color.red};
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You can use the Parse method from the Enum class:
mycolor = (Color)Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), string1, true);
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what is the boolean for? – ByoTic Dec 21 '13 at 20:08
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You can use without bool.. see my sanswer.Bool specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive. – Shamsudheen TK Dec 21 '13 at 20:10
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If the boolean parameter is `true` the parser will ignore case, i.e. `red` produces the same result as `Red`, `REd`, `RED`, etc. – Andrei V Dec 21 '13 at 20:11
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Color ColorEnum = (Color)Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), "YourValue");
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Color ColorEnum = (Color)Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), "YourValue",true);
This Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object.
In second method, the Bool specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive
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