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typeof(enum) as argument to method

Hi

I need to parse strings to enumerated types for several different
enumerated types. Im doing this for each of them, bu I wonder if there is a
way to write a generic method that also takes the specific enumerated type as
an argument. Is it possible to pass the typeof(enum) as an argument, and how
is it done? See current method below.

regards Jesper.
private static Week WeekFromStr(string str)
{
try
{
return (Week)Enum.Parse(typeof(Week), str);
}
catch ( Exception e )
{
throw new Exception("WeekFromStr error " + e.Message);

}

return Week.na;
}
Jan 12 '07 #1
2 3906
How about:

private static T ParseEnum<T>(string value) {
return (T) Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value);
}

alternative (no generics):

private static object ParseEnum(Type type, string value) {
return Enum.Parse(type, value);
}

but note that then the caller must do both a cast and a typeof

Marc
Jan 12 '07 #2
Thanks a lot!

"Marc Gravell" wrote:
How about:

private static T ParseEnum<T>(string value) {
return (T) Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value);
}

alternative (no generics):

private static object ParseEnum(Type type, string value) {
return Enum.Parse(type, value);
}

but note that then the caller must do both a cast and a typeof

Marc
Jan 12 '07 #3

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