runtime eval of an int variable name in string to the int value in the running code

Question

suppose I have a struct of constants like

public struct myTableCols { public const int col1=0, col2=1,col3=3,...;}

and in the edit panel of controls filled with the value of column of selected row,

for each of those controls has the tag set to like

col1Tbx.Tag = "myTableCols.col1"

is there a way to

int colNbr = eval(col1Tbx.Tag);

?

I'm using .net 4.7.2 in a windows form app

PS I know I can set the tag with actual int value but that makes the code difficult to change when the table columns are changed

Answer 1

Check an example:

public struct myTableCols { public const int col1 = 0, col2 = 1, col3 = 3; };

. . .

string tag = "myTableCols.col2";
string c = tag.Split( '.' )[1];
int colNbr = (int)typeof( myTableCols ).GetField( c ).GetValue( null );

Answer 2

Can we use enums or static classes instead of struct?

    public enum myEnum   
    {  
        col1 = 0, col2 = 1, col3 = 3  
    }      
  
    public static class myTableCols   
    {  
        public const int col1 = 0, col2 = 1, col3 = 3;   
    }  
    ......  

    textBox1.Tag = myEnum.col1;  
  
    textBox1.Tag = myTableCols.col2;  

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