Get Enum Instance from Class<? extends Enum> using String value?

Question

I\'m finding it difficult to put the exact question into words, so I\'ll just give an example.

I have two Enum types:

enum Shape {
    C         


        

Answer 1

 public static > T getInstance(final String value, final Class enumClass) {
     return Enum.valueOf(enumClass, value);
 }

And the method is to be used as:

final Shape shape = getInstance("CAT", Shape.class);

Then again, you can always use

final Shape shape = Shape.valueOf("CAT");

which is a shortcut for

Enum.valueOf(Shape.class, "CAT");