How to get the integer value of an enum

Question

I have an enum that goes like this:

Enum Cards
   club = 1
   spade = 2
   hearts = 3
   diamond = 4
End Enum

Now, what I want to do is whenever I enter the string "club" or whatever from enum, I can get its integer value.

Thanks :)

possible duplicate of [Parse a string to an Enum value in VB.NET](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/852141/parse-a-string-to-an-enum-value-in-vb-net) — Nalaka526, Aug 15 '14 at 06:46

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '14 at 06:45

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Try this piece of code.

 Foo = CType(System.Enum.Parse(GetType(Cards), "club"), Cards)

answered Aug 15 '14 at 06:45

JammoD

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it has an error saying this "Type provided must be of Enum" – Ralph De Guzman Aug 15 '14 at 06:53
ok, the error's my fault. I fixed it and the code works like charm. thanks – Ralph De Guzman Aug 15 '14 at 06:58

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 15 '14 at 10:48

I'd use TryParse as shown below. The value returned is enum type, but the type is an integer and can be used as such.

Enum Cards
    club = 1
    spade = 2
    hearts = 3
    diamond = 4
End Enum

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Dim enumVlaue As Cards
    If Not [Enum].TryParse("spade", enumVlaue) Then
        'did not convert
        Stop
    End If

    Dim foo As Integer = enumVlaue + 42
End Sub

score -3 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 23 '18 at 18:17

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If it's an integer value, try:

enumVariable * 1

edited Oct 23 '18 at 18:17

Zoe

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answered Oct 23 '18 at 17:53

Glenn Gonzalez

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How to get the integer value of an enum

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