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Setting the enum from it's name

I've changed this a bit due to some comments

   1:  enum Directions
   2:  {
   3:      Up,
   4:      Down,
   5:      Left,
   6:      Right
   7:  }
   8:  void DoSomething()
   9:  {
  10:      
  11:      Directions currentState =(Directions) Enum.Parse(typeof(Directions), "Down"); 
  12:  }

3 Comments

  • Just as a tip, you should probably start the enum at 0 instead of 1 (with Off as 0 because it better translates to False).

    This way other states can also be represented (like Starting, Paused, ShuttingDown or Waiting).

  • You can just call ToString() on myStateList and it will return the same thing. If the values are bitwise or'd in the instance, you'll get a comma separated list. A little simpler ;-).

  • Kevin, for On and Off, why not just use a Boolean instead?

    Bill, 0 != false in C#.

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