Convert Integer to Value from Enum

[aashish_9601]

I have add some items into an combbox, the items represent the values from ContentAlignment Enum, (the values of the combobox are not same as the values of the Enum)

Upon selection of a value from the combobox, i want to set the TextAlignment of the Button

Plz Help

[Grimfort]

I don't quite understand what you want Value to be. Regardless, you can convert an enum to its int value like so:

CInt(MyEnum.MyValue)

or create an enum from a number or string

DirectCast(System.Enum.Parse(GetType(MyEnum), "MyValue"), MyEnum)

[dbasnett]

        'use the enum as values for the combobox
        ComboBox1.DataSource = [Enum].GetValues(GetType(ContentAlignment))
        'set index for test
        ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = 1
        'change the alignment
        Button1.TextAlign = CType(ComboBox1.SelectedIndex, ContentAlignment)

If you don't want all the values from the enum then

        'use the enum as values for the combobox, excluding some values
        Dim ds = [Enum].GetValues(GetType(ContentAlignment)). _
            Cast(Of ContentAlignment)().Where(Function(ca) ca <> ContentAlignment.BottomLeft AndAlso ca <> ContentAlignment.BottomRight)
        ComboBox1.DataSource = ds.ToList

[jmcilhinney]

dbasnett's code is the way to go except that you should be casting the SelectedItem rather than the SelectedIndex. In some cases the result will be the same but not in all, so stick with the one that will always work, i.e. SelectedItem.

[brogrammer]

Hey all I know this is an old thread but it comes up fairly high in results. I wanted to drop this code example for anyone finding this .

//Valid 
Color c = (Color)3; 
//Result: c = Blue

//Invalid
Color c = (Color)4;
//Result: c = 4

Snippet borred from:C# int to enum

[Shaggy Hiker]

Yeah, that's a snippet, but this is a VB forum, so a C# snippet isn't quite so appropriate. How about turning it into VB?