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Enum value by string?

What's the easiest and cleanest way to fetch an enum value by its name?

For instance,

public enum Boy {
Bob, Billy, Joe
}

public Boy GetBoy(string boyName) {
return ?? // and no, I refuse to use switch/case.
}

Thanks,
Jon
Nov 13 '05 #1
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Jon Davis <jo*@REMOVE.ME.PLEASE.jondavis.net> wrote:
I think I found it. Enum.Parse(), right?


Yup. Enum.Parse (typeof(Boy), "Bob");

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