convert array of string to enum

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i need a straight solution for converting array of strings to enum
i tried alot of solutions but no result

Posted 6-May-14 0:30am

eman ashraf

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Pheonyx 6-May-14 6:30am

What have you tried, what issues have you had?

oliver grace 6-May-14 6:31am

show your code to us.

Maciej Los 6-May-14 6:50am

Have you tried: Enum.Parse[^]

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-05-06T00:51:00

Solution 1

Try:

C#

enum myEnum
    {
    One, Two, Three
    }
private void myButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
    string[] inputs = new string[] { "One", "Two", "Three" };
    myEnum[] outputs = inputs.Select(i => (myEnum) Enum.Parse(typeof(myEnum), i)).ToArray();
    ...

Posted 6-May-14 0:51am

OriginalGriff

Fredrik Bornander · Answer 2 · 2014-05-06T00:58:00

I'm probably not getting the question but I'm going to have a stab at this anyway.

To convert from a String to a enum the Enum.Parse method can be used (or if you want to be fault tolerant the Enum.TryParse).

By using Linq it's easy to convert all Strings in one array to enum in the other, like in this example;

C#

using System;
using System.Linq;

namespace Sample {
    enum Fruits {
        Banana,
        Apple,
        Orange,
        Pineapple
    }

    class Program {
        static void Main(string[] args) {
            var fruitStrings = new[] {"Banana", "Apple", "Pineapple", "Orange"};
            var fruits = fruitStrings.Select(fs => (Fruits)Enum.Parse(typeof (Fruits), fs));
            Console.WriteLine("Strings: {0}", String.Join(", ", fruitStrings));
            Console.WriteLine("Enums  : {0}", String.Join(", ", fruits));
        }
    }
}

Hope this helps,
Fredrik Bornander

ugo.marchesini · Answer 3 · 2014-05-06T02:17:00

Try this:

C#

public class Problem001
{
    private enum Fruits
    {
        Banana,
        Apple,
        Orange,
        Pineapple
    }

    public Problem001()
    {
        string[] names = Enum.GetNames(typeof(Fruits));                                    
        for (int iIndex = 0; iIndex < names.Length; iIndex++)                             
        {
            Console.WriteLine(names[iIndex]);                                               
        }
    }
}

convert array of string to enum

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