Using GetHashCode for getting Enum int value

Question

I have an enum

public enum INFLOW_SEARCH_ON
{
  ON_ENTITY_HANDLE = 0,         
  ON_LABEL = 1,                 
  ON_NODE_HANDLE = 2            
} // enum I         


        

Answer 1

When I did profiling, Enum.GetHashCode took a lot of cycles. I was able to improve it by using (int)Enum where possible.