how to compare string with enum in C#

Question

string strName = \"John\";
public enum Name { John,Peter }

private void DoSomething(string myname)
{
case1:
     if(myname.Equals(Name.John) //returns false
     {
         


        

Answer 1

You can parse the string value and do enum comparisons.

Enum.TryParse: See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd783499.aspx

Name result;
if (Enum.TryParse(myname, out result))
{
    switch (result)
    {
        case Name.John:
            /* do 'John' logic */
            break;
        default:
            /* unexpected/unspecialized enum value, do general logic */
            break;
    }
}
else 
{
    /* invalid enum value, handle */
}

If you are just comparing a single value:

Name result;
if (Enum.TryParse(myname, out result) && result == Name.John)
{
     /* do 'John' logic */
}
else 
{
    /* do non-'John' logic */
}