How to TryParse for Enum value?

Question

I want to write a function which can validate a given value (passed as a string) against possible values of an enum. In the case of a match, it should return th

Answer 1

Based on .NET 4.5

Sample code below

using System;

enum Importance
{
    None,
    Low,
    Medium,
    Critical
}

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
    // The input value.
    string value = "Medium";

    // An unitialized variable.
    Importance importance;

    // Call Enum.TryParse method.
    if (Enum.TryParse(value, out importance))
    {
        // We now have an enum type.
        Console.WriteLine(importance == Importance.Medium);
    }
    }
}

Reference : http://www.dotnetperls.com/enum-parse