String to Enum?

Question

Hello,

How to assign a string to an enum in vb.net?

DirectCast([Enum].Parse(GetType(Blah), "Second"), Integer)

Option Strict On disallows implicit conversions from 'Integer' to blah.

Public Enum Blah
    First
    Second
    Thirds
End Enum

Answer 1

It should be like this I think,

    Dim blahVal As Blah = Blah.First

    Dim parse As String = "second"

    blahVal = DirectCast([Enum].Parse(GetType(Blah), parse, True), Blah)