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

For some reason, the given solutions didn't workout for me. I had to do in a slighly different way:

Name myName;
if (Enum.TryParse(nameString, out myName))
{
    switch (myName) { case John: ... }
}

Hope it helps someone :)