Is there any way to get Enum with string value in C#?

Question

I have an enum like this:

public static class ExampleClass {
    public enum ExampleEnum {
        None,
        Example0,
        Example1
    }
}

and i only got string of type and value. like:

const string Type = "ExampleClass.ExampleEnum";
const string Value = "Example0";

and i don't have the "Type" of enum, so i can't use like typeof(ExampleClass.ExampleEnum).

in this case, can i check if enum "ExampleClass.ExampleEnum" exists, and then "ExampleClass.ExampleEnum" has "Example0"?

if above is possible, can i get an object or index of specific enum value?

You can get the type as follows: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20008503/get-type-by-name and then get the value as follows https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21561684/get-value-of-enum-member-by-its-name — derpirscher, Jan 14 '22 at 08:16
[Enum string name from value](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/309333/enum-string-name-from-value) check the 2nd answer. — Ergis, Jan 14 '22 at 08:32

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 14 '22 at 08:17

0

You can use reflection to get all enums in the assembly,

And then you could use Enum.IsDefined to check whether the value exists on a particular enum.

answered Jan 14 '22 at 08:17

sommmen

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