C#

string value = listBox1.SelectedItem as string;
if (value != null)
{
  try
  {
    HatchStyle hs = Enum.Parse(typeof(HatchStyle), value);
    // Do something with hs.
  }
  catch
  {
    MessageBox.Show("Invalid hatch style!");
  }
}

using System;<br />
using System.Windows.Forms;<br />
using System.ComponentModel;<br />
<br />
namespace WindowsApplication47<br />
{<br />
	public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form<br />
	{<br />
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox tb;<br />
		private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lb;<br />
		<br />
		public Form1()<br />
		{<br />
			this.Text="TextBox events:";<br />
			lb=new ListBox();<br />
			lb.Dock=DockStyle.Fill;<br />
			this.Controls.Add(lb);<br />
			tb=new TextBox();<br />
			tb.Dock=DockStyle.Top;<br />
			this.Controls.Add(tb);<br />
			tb.TextChanged+=new EventHandler(tb_TextChanged);<br />
			tb.LostFocus+=new EventHandler(tb_LostFocus);<br />
			tb.Validating+=new CancelEventHandler(tb_Validating);<br />
		}<br />
		private void tb_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)<br />
		{<br />
			this.AddToList("TextChanged. Current text is:"+this.tb.Text);<br />
		}<br />
		private void tb_LostFocus(object sender, EventArgs e)<br />
		{<br />
			this.AddToList("LostFocus.");<br />
		}<br />
		private void tb_Validating(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)<br />
		{<br />
			this.AddToList("Validating.");<br />
		}<br />
		void AddToList(object val)<br />
		{<br />
			this.lb.Items.Add(val); <br />
			this.lb.SelectedIndex=this.lb.Items.Count-1;<br />
		}<br />
		static void Main() <br />
		{<br />
			Application.Run(new Form1());<br />
		}<br />
	}<br />
}

this.textBox.DataBindings["Text"].BindingManagerBase.EndCurrentEdit();<br />

private ToolBar toolBar1;