convert an enum to another type of enum

Question

I have an enum of for example \'Gender\' (Male =0 , Female =1) and I have another enum from a service which has its own Gender enum (Male =0

Answer 1

You could write a simple generic extension method like this

public static T ConvertTo(this object value)            
    where T : struct,IConvertible
{
    var sourceType = value.GetType();
    if (!sourceType.IsEnum)
        throw new ArgumentException("Source type is not enum");
    if (!typeof(T).IsEnum)
        throw new ArgumentException("Destination type is not enum");
    return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value.ToString());
}