Converting a string to enum value ?[Resolved]

[Pirate]

I populated a combobox with enum values , I created getter/setter to retrive/set these values .I can get the enum value as string but can't convert it to enum value to set the setter part .How to convert a string to the enum value. Thanks

edit : without having to create string properties instead of EnumType propertry .

[dynamic_sysop]

i knocked this up for you Pirate mate ...

[Color=Blue]enum[/color] en
        {
             value1=1,
             value2=2
        }
 
        [Color=Blue]private[/color] [Color=Blue]void[/color] button8_Click([Color=Blue]object[/color] sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
             en x=[Color=Blue]new[/color] en();
             [Color=Blue]object[/color] i=x.GetType().InvokeMember("value1",System.Reflection.BindingFlags.GetField,[Color=Blue]null[/color],x,[Color=Blue]null[/color]);
            [Color=Blue]int[/color] s=([Color=Blue]int[/color])i;
             MessageBox.Show(s.ToString());
        }

it should get you started.

[Pirate]

It converts from string to int , doesn't it ? But I need to convert the string to it's string corresponding enum value .

Thanks man for the InvokeMember thingy.....

[Pirate]

Here's something similar to what I'm doing so far .

[dynamic_sysop]

private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    DifferentNS.MyClass1.MyEnum x=new DifferentNS.MyClass1.MyEnum();
    object i=x.GetType().InvokeMember(listBox1.SelectedItem.ToString(),System.Reflection.BindingFlags.GetField,null,x,null);
    int s=(int)i;
    label2.Text=s.ToString();
}

[Pirate]

Umm , not really what I'm after . Basically , I want to set the value of the EnumProperty (in the zip file above) from the listbox which is string type . I've tried many ways with casting but can't get it to work . There must be a way without having to change the property type . Any other suggestions ?

[dynamic_sysop]

would you not be better building a struct? my understanding is that enums are set at design time. a struct you can do a lot more with.

[Pirate]

Yeah , that's true , but I'm doing it the other way . I group some keywords that I'll use in my app then have a property that is declared as that enum (which can be set/get) . And use public property to get/set that obj . I can't change this implementation because it's based on other things . I solved it but with a little bit lengthy code though I'd loved to shorten that . Anyways ,I appreciate the help .

[pvb]

here's a little different way of doin the same thing. Assume the following:

using System;

namespace DifferentNS
{
    public class MyClass1
    {
        private MyEnum _myEnumProperty = MyEnum.A;
        public enum MyEnum
        {
            A,B,C,D,E
        }
        public MyEnum MyEnumProperty
        {
            get
            {
                return _myEnumProperty;
            }
            set
            {
                _myEnumProperty = value;
            }
        }
    }
} 

you can do this:

private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    setMyproperty.MyEnumProperty = 
        (MyClass1.MyEnum)Enum.Parse(typeof(MyClass1.MyEnum), this.listBox1.Text);
    label2.Text =  setMyproperty.MyEnumProperty.ToString();
}
private void EnumIteration()
{
    foreach (string s in Enum.GetNames(typeof(MyClass1.MyEnum)))
    {
        this.listBox1.Items.Add(s);
    }            
} 

[Pirate]

You're the man .

Thanks