Enum from string, int, etc

Question

Using extension method we can create methods to convert an enum to other datatype like string, int by creating extension methods ToInt(), ToString()

Answer 1

I would avoid polluting int or string with extension methods for enums, instead a good old fashioned static helper class might be in order.

public static class EnumHelper
{
   public static T FromInt(int value)
   {
       return (T)value;
   }

  public static T FromString(string value)
  {
     return (T) Enum.Parse(typeof(T),value);
  }
}