How to convert enum values to string and vice-versa in C#

eXclusiveMinds — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:15:08 +0000

This is simple example about converting Enum to String and vice-versa. We’ve two simple example showing conversion of enum to string and string to enum.
i. Enum to String
ii. String to Enum

Enum to string

Converting Enum to String using Enum.ToString
method.

Game Game = Game.Football;
string str = Game.ToString();  // "Football"

String to Enum

Converting string to enum using static method Enum.Parse.

This method gets enum type as parameter and Optionally we can ignore case too.

string str = "Cricket";
Game Game = (Game)Enum.Parse(typeof(Game), str);  // Game.Cricket
Game Game = (Game)Enum.Parse(typeof(Game), str, true); // this is case insensitive

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How to convert enum values to string and vice-versa in C#