Methods inside enum in C#

Question

In Java, it\'s possible to have methods inside an enum.

Is there such possibility in C# or is it just a string collection and that\'s it?

I tried to override

Answer 1

Since I came across, and needed the exact opposite of enum to string, here is a Generic solution:

static class EnumExtensions {
    public static T GetEnum(this string itemName) {
        return (T) Enum.Parse(typeof(T), itemName, true);
    }
}

This also ignores case and is very handy for parsing REST-Response to your enum to obtain more type safety. Hopefully it helps someone