convert an enum to another type of enum

Question

I have an enum of for example \'Gender\' (Male =0 , Female =1) and I have another enum from a service which has its own Gender enum (Male =0

Answer 1

Here's an extension method version if anyone is interested

public static TEnum ConvertEnum<TEnum >(this Enum source)
    {
        return (TEnum)Enum.Parse(typeof(TEnum), source.ToString(), true);
    }

// Usage
NewEnumType newEnum = oldEnumVar.ConvertEnum<NewEnumType>();

Answer 2

Given Enum1 value = ..., then if you mean by name:

Enum2 value2 = (Enum2) Enum.Parse(typeof(Enum2), value.ToString());

If you mean by numeric value, you can usually just cast:

Enum2 value2 = (Enum2)value;

(with the cast, you might want to use Enum.IsDefined to check for valid values, though)

Answer 3

Just cast one to int and then cast it to the other enum (considering that you want the mapping done based on value):

Gender2 gender2 = (Gender2)((int)gender1);