C# - How to convert/parse a string to an enum

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Here is an example on how to parse a string to an enum using the built in enum.Parse method:

public enum Vehicle
{
    Car,
    Bus,
    Boat,
    Plane
}

var vehicle = (Vehicle)Enum.Parse(typeof(Vehicle), "Bus");

In the above I create an enum with four values that are all vehicles. I then call the enum.Parse method with the value "Bus" to get the Bus enum and store this in a vehicle variable. The other way around is much easier, you just call toString() to get the enum as a string!

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