How to get enum value by string or int

Question

How can I get the enum value if I have the enum string or enum int value. eg: If i have an enum as follows:

public enum TestEnum
{
    Value1 = 1,
    Value         


        

Answer 1

No, you don't want a generic method. This is much easier:

MyEnum myEnum = (MyEnum)myInt;

MyEnum myEnum = (MyEnum)Enum.Parse(typeof(MyEnum), myString);

I think it will also be faster.