how to get string value from Enum

Question

I am confused with Enum. This is my enum

enum Status
{
   Success = 1,
   Error = 0
}


public void CreateStatus(int enumId , string userName)
{
     Customer t = new Customer();
     t.Name = userName;
    // t.Status = (Status)status.ToString(); - throws build error
     t.Status = //here I am trying if I pass 1 Status ="Success", if I pass 0 Status = "Error"

}

Error - Cannot convert string to enum.Status

public class Customer
{
  public string Name { get; set;}
  public string Status {get; set;}
}

How do I set the Status properties of the customer objecj using the Enum Status.?

(No If-Else or switch ladder)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/309333/enum-string-name-from-value — keerti, Feb 15 '17 at 07:01

Kamil Budziewski · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-15T07:01:44.120

11

You just need to call .ToString

 t.Status = Status.Success.ToString();

ToString() on Enum from MSDN

If you have enum Id passed, you can run:

t.Status = ((Status)enumId).ToString();

It casts integer to Enum value and then call ToString()

EDIT (better way): You can even change your method to:

public void CreateStatus(Status status , string userName)

and call it:

CreateStatus(1,"whatever");

and cast to string:

t.Status = status.ToString();

edited Feb 15 '17 at 07:01

answered Feb 15 '17 at 06:59

Kamil Budziewski

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I am passing (int)enumId It can be 0 or 1. How can I map in this way – Kgn-web Feb 15 '17 at 07:00
@Kgn-web check my edited answer, you need to cast int to enum – Kamil Budziewski Feb 15 '17 at 07:01

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 15 '17 at 06:59

Its easy you can use ToString() method to get the string value of an enum.

enum Status
{
   Success = 1,
   Error = 0
}

string foo = Status.Success.ToString();

Update

Its easier if you include the type of Enum within your method's inputs like below:

public void CreateStatus(Status enums, string userName)
{
     Customer t = new Customer();
     t.Name = userName;
     t.Status = enums.Success.ToString();

}

how to get string value from Enum

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