Snipplr comments feed https://snipplr.com/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:34:35 +0000 https://snipplr.com/view/5750/convert-a-string-to-its-respective-enum-member <p><p>There is a simpler way than this snip:</p> <p>(PayTypeList)Enum.Parse(typeof(PayTypeList), "Hourly");</p> <p>Will through an ArgumentException (I believe) if the string is cannot be parsed into the type of enum requested.</p></p> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:49:14 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/5750/convert-a-string-to-its-respective-enum-member https://snipplr.com/view/5750/convert-a-string-to-its-respective-enum-member <p><p>cool! it works and throws the ArgumentException as you said. Thanks for the tip!</p></p> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:55:15 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/5750/convert-a-string-to-its-respective-enum-member