c# - How to set a string to an enum variable? -

c# - How to set a string to an enum variable? -

possible duplicate: cast string enum enum attribute

i have enum this:

public enum iddfiltercomparetocurrent { [stringvalue("ignore")] ignore, [stringvalue("pre-post")] prepost, [stringvalue("custom")] custom }

i have domainupdown controls filled same values of enum defined, exept because enum not take - character, had utilize attributes match them domainupdown contents.

now question how can insert selected item of domainupdown variable of enum type?

something like:

private iddfiltercomparetocurrent myenum = enum.parse(typeof(iddfiltercomparetocurrent), domainupdown1.selecteditem.tostring());

i error:

cannot implicitly convert type 'object' 'filtering.iddfiltercomparetocurrent'. explicit conversion exists (are missing cast?)

do this:

private iddfiltercomparetocurrent myenum = (iddfiltercomparetocurrent )enum.parse(typeof(iddfiltercomparetocurrent ),domainupdown1.selecteditem.tostring());

enum.parse returns object, need cast it.

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