Method that converts String to Enum for any Enum

Question

I want to create a method that can convert a String to an unspecific enum. Here's what I've got so far:

public static Enum<?> toEnum(Class<Enum> targetEnum, String name) {
        return targetEnum.valueOf(targetEnum, name);
}

Something like this...

What does the `name` represent? The enum constant? – Sotirios Delimanolis Dec 10 '15 at 19:59 — Sotirios Delimanolis, Dec 10 '15 at 19:59

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '15 at 19:58

3

I think you're looking for Enum.valueOf(Class, String), which accepts a Class of some type extending Enum and a String.

answered Dec 10 '15 at 19:58

Louis Wasserman

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