How can I get the index integer (in this case 0) from an enum when I have a string to compare against the enum?
Enum:
public enum Animals
{
Dog = 0,
Cat = 1
}
string myAnimal = "Dog";
Obviously the following line won't work but it might help you to understand what I want to achieve:
int animalNumber = (int)Animals.[myAnimal];
Like this?
int animalNumber = (int)Enum.Parse(typeof(Animals), "Dog");
Types t;
if(Enum.TryParse(yourString, out t)) // yourString is "Dog", for example
{
// use t // In your case (int)t
}
else
{
// yourString does not contain a valid Types value
}
OR
try
{
Types t = (Types)Enum.Parse(typeof(Types), yourString);
// use t // In your case (int)t
}
catch(ArgumentException)
{
// yourString does not contain a valid Types value
}
