Enum.Parse Method
Definition
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Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object.
Overloads
Parse(Type, ReadOnlySpan<Char>) |
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. |
Parse(Type, String) |
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. |
Parse(Type, ReadOnlySpan<Char>, Boolean) |
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive. |
Parse(Type, String, Boolean) |
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive. |
Parse<TEnum>(String, Boolean) |
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by |
Parse<TEnum>(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, Boolean) |
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by |
Parse<TEnum>(ReadOnlySpan<Char>) |
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by |
Parse<TEnum>(String) |
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by |
Parse(Type, ReadOnlySpan<Char>)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object.
public:
static System::Object ^ Parse(Type ^ enumType, ReadOnlySpan<char> value);
public static object Parse (Type enumType, ReadOnlySpan<char> value);
static member Parse : Type * ReadOnlySpan<char> -> obj
Public Shared Function Parse (enumType As Type, value As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char)) As Object
Parameters
- enumType
- Type
An enumeration type.
- value
- ReadOnlySpan<Char>
A span containing the name or value to convert.
Returns
An object of type enumType
whose value is represented by value
.
Exceptions
enumType
is null
.
enumType
is not an Enum.
value
is either an empty string or only contains white space.
value
is a name, but not one of the named constants defined for the enumeration.
value
is outside the range of the underlying type of enumType
.
.NET 8 and later versions: enumType
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.
Applies to
Parse(Type, String)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object.
public:
static System::Object ^ Parse(Type ^ enumType, System::String ^ value);
public static object Parse (Type enumType, string value);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public static object Parse (Type enumType, string value);
static member Parse : Type * string -> obj
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
static member Parse : Type * string -> obj
Public Shared Function Parse (enumType As Type, value As String) As Object
Parameters
- enumType
- Type
An enumeration type.
- value
- String
A string containing the name or value to convert.
Returns
An object of type enumType
whose value is represented by value
.
- Attributes
Exceptions
enumType
or value
is null
.
enumType
is not an Enum.
-or-
value
is either an empty string or only contains white space.
-or-
value
is a name, but not one of the named constants defined for the enumeration.
value
is outside the range of the underlying type of enumType
.
.NET 8 and later versions: enumType
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.
Examples
The following example uses the Parse(Type, String) method to parse an array of strings that are created by calling the GetNames method. It also uses the Parse(Type, String) method to parse an enumeration value that consists of a bit field.
using namespace System;
[Flags]
enum class Colors
{
Red = 1,
Green = 2,
Blue = 4,
Yellow = 8
};
int main()
{
Console::WriteLine( "The entries of the Colors enumeration are:" );
Array^ a = Enum::GetNames( Colors::typeid );
Int32 i = 0;
while ( i < a->Length )
{
Object^ o = a->GetValue( i );
Console::WriteLine( o->ToString() );
i++;
}
Console::WriteLine();
Object^ orange = Enum::Parse( Colors::typeid, "Red, Yellow" );
Console::WriteLine("The orange value has the combined entries of {0}", orange );
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:
The entries of the Colors Enum are:
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
The orange value has the combined entries of Red, Yellow
*/
using System;
public class ParseTest
{
[Flags]
enum Colors { Red = 1, Green = 2, Blue = 4, Yellow = 8 };
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("The entries of the Colors enumeration are:");
foreach (string colorName in Enum.GetNames(typeof(Colors)))
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1:D}", colorName,
Enum.Parse(typeof(Colors), colorName));
}
Console.WriteLine();
Colors orange = (Colors) Enum.Parse(typeof(Colors), "Red, Yellow");
Console.WriteLine("The orange value {0:D} has the combined entries of {0}",
orange);
}
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:
The entries of the Colors Enum are:
Red = 1
Green = 2
Blue = 4
Yellow = 8
The orange value 9 has the combined entries of Red, Yellow
*/
open System
[<Flags>]
type Colors =
| Red = 1
| Green = 2
| Blue = 4
| Yellow = 8
printfn "The entries of the Colors enumeration are:"
for colorName in Enum.GetNames typeof<Colors> do
printfn $"{colorName} = {Enum.Parse(typeof<Colors>, colorName):D}"
printfn ""
let orange = Enum.Parse(typeof<Colors>, "Red, Yellow") :?> Colors
printfn $"The orange value {orange:D} has the combined entries of {orange}"
// This code example produces the following results:
// The entries of the Colors Enum are:
// Red = 1
// Green = 2
// Blue = 4
// Yellow = 8
//
// The orange value 9 has the combined entries of Red, Yellow
Public Class ParseTest
<Flags()> _
Enum Colors
Red = 1
Green = 2
Blue = 4
Yellow = 8
End Enum
Public Shared Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine("The entries of the Colors enumeration are:")
Dim colorName As String
For Each colorName In [Enum].GetNames(GetType(Colors))
Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1:D}", colorName, [Enum].Parse(GetType(Colors), colorName))
Next
Console.WriteLine()
Dim orange As Colors = CType([Enum].Parse(GetType(Colors), "Red, Yellow"), Colors)
Console.WriteLine("The orange value {0:D} has the combined entries of {0}", orange)
End Sub
End Class
'This example displays the following output:
'
'The entries of the Colors Enum are:
'Red = 1
'Green = 2
'Blue = 4
'Yellow = 8
'
'The myOrange value 9 has the combined entries of Red, Yellow
'
Remarks
The value
parameter contains the string representation of an enumeration member's underlying value or named constant, or a list of named constants delimited by commas (,). One or more blank spaces can precede or follow each value, name, or comma in value
. If value
is a list, the return value is the value of the specified names combined with a bitwise OR
operation.
If value
is a name that does not correspond to a named constant of enumType
, the method throws an ArgumentException. If value
is the string representation of an integer that does not represent an underlying value of the enumType
enumeration, the method returns an enumeration member whose underlying value is value
converted to an integral type. If this behavior is undesirable, call the IsDefined method to ensure that a particular string representation of an integer is actually a member of enumType
. The following example defines a Colors
enumeration, calls the Parse(Type, String) method to convert strings to their corresponding enumeration values, and calls the IsDefined method to ensure that particular integral values are underlying values in the Colors
enumeration.
using System;
[Flags] enum Colors { None=0, Red = 1, Green = 2, Blue = 4 };
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] colorStrings = { "0", "2", "8", "blue", "Blue", "Yellow", "Red, Green" };
foreach (string colorString in colorStrings)
{
try {
Colors colorValue = (Colors) Enum.Parse(typeof(Colors), colorString);
if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(Colors), colorValue) | colorValue.ToString().Contains(","))
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1}.", colorString, colorValue.ToString());
else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.", colorString);
}
catch (ArgumentException) {
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.", colorString);
}
}
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Converted '0' to None.
// Converted '2' to Green.
// 8 is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.
// 'blue' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'Blue' to Blue.
// 'Yellow' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'Red, Green' to Red, Green.
open System
[<Flags>]
type Colors =
| None = 0
| Red = 1
| Green = 2
| Blue = 4
let colorStrings = [ "0"; "2"; "8"; "blue"; "Blue"; "Yellow"; "Red, Green" ]
for colorString in colorStrings do
try
let colorValue = Enum.Parse(typeof<Colors>, colorString) :?> Colors
if Enum.IsDefined(typeof<Colors>, colorValue) || (string colorValue).Contains "," then
printfn $"Converted '{colorString}' to {colorValue}."
else
printfn $"{colorString} is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration."
with :? ArgumentException ->
printfn $"'{colorString}' is not a member of the Colors enumeration."
// The example displays the following output:
// Converted '0' to None.
// Converted '2' to Green.
// 8 is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.
// 'blue' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'Blue' to Blue.
// 'Yellow' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'Red, Green' to Red, Green.
<Flags> Enum Colors As Integer
None = 0
Red = 1
Green = 2
Blue = 4
End Enum
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim colorStrings() As String = {"0", "2", "8", "blue", "Blue", "Yellow", "Red, Green"}
For Each colorString As String In colorStrings
Try
Dim colorValue As Colors = CType([Enum].Parse(GetType(Colors), colorString), Colors)
If [Enum].IsDefined(GetType(Colors), colorValue) Or colorValue.ToString().Contains(",") Then
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1}.", colorString, colorValue.ToString())
Else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.", colorString)
End If
Catch e As ArgumentException
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.", colorString)
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Converted '0' to None.
' Converted '2' to Green.
' 8 is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.
' 'blue' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
' Converted 'Blue' to Blue.
' 'Yellow' is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
' Converted 'Red, Green' to Red, Green.
This operation is case-sensitive.
See also
Applies to
Parse(Type, ReadOnlySpan<Char>, Boolean)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive.
public:
static System::Object ^ Parse(Type ^ enumType, ReadOnlySpan<char> value, bool ignoreCase);
public static object Parse (Type enumType, ReadOnlySpan<char> value, bool ignoreCase);
static member Parse : Type * ReadOnlySpan<char> * bool -> obj
Public Shared Function Parse (enumType As Type, value As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), ignoreCase As Boolean) As Object
Parameters
- enumType
- Type
An enumeration type.
- value
- ReadOnlySpan<Char>
A span containing the name or value to convert.
- ignoreCase
- Boolean
true
to ignore case; false
to regard case.
Returns
An object of type enumType
whose value is represented by value
.
Exceptions
enumType
is null
.
enumType
is not an Enum.
value
is either an empty string or only contains white space.
value
is a name, but not one of the named constants defined for the enumeration.
value
is outside the range of the underlying type of enumType
.NET 8 and later versions: enumType
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.
Applies to
Parse(Type, String, Boolean)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive.
public:
static System::Object ^ Parse(Type ^ enumType, System::String ^ value, bool ignoreCase);
public static object Parse (Type enumType, string value, bool ignoreCase);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public static object Parse (Type enumType, string value, bool ignoreCase);
static member Parse : Type * string * bool -> obj
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
static member Parse : Type * string * bool -> obj
Public Shared Function Parse (enumType As Type, value As String, ignoreCase As Boolean) As Object
Parameters
- enumType
- Type
An enumeration type.
- value
- String
A string containing the name or value to convert.
- ignoreCase
- Boolean
true
to ignore case; false
to regard case.
Returns
An object of type enumType
whose value is represented by value
.
- Attributes
Exceptions
enumType
or value
is null
.
enumType
is not an Enum.
-or-
value
is either an empty string ("") or only contains white space.
-or-
value
is a name, but not one of the named constants defined for the enumeration.
value
is outside the range of the underlying type of enumType
.
.NET 8 and later versions: enumType
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.
Examples
The following example uses the Parse(Type, String, Boolean) method to parse an array of strings that are created by calling the GetNames method. It also uses the Parse(Type, String) method to parse an enumeration value that consists of a bit field.
using System;
[Flags] enum Colors { None=0, Red = 1, Green = 2, Blue = 4 };
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] colorStrings = { "0", "2", "8", "blue", "Blue", "Yellow", "Red, Green" };
foreach (string colorString in colorStrings)
{
try {
Colors colorValue = (Colors) Enum.Parse(typeof(Colors), colorString, true);
if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(Colors), colorValue) | colorValue.ToString().Contains(","))
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1}.", colorString, colorValue.ToString());
else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.", colorString);
}
catch (ArgumentException) {
Console.WriteLine("{0} is not a member of the Colors enumeration.", colorString);
}
}
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Converted '0' to None.
// Converted '2' to Green.
// 8 is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'blue' to Blue.
// Converted 'Blue' to Blue.
// Yellow is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'Red, Green' to Red, Green.
open System
[<Flags>]
type Colors =
| None = 0
| Red = 1
| Green = 2
| Blue = 4
let colorStrings = [ "0"; "2"; "8"; "blue"; "Blue"; "Yellow"; "Red, Green" ]
for colorString in colorStrings do
try
let colorValue = Enum.Parse(typeof<Colors>, colorString, true) :?> Colors
if Enum.IsDefined(typeof<Colors>, colorValue) || (string colorValue).Contains "," then
printfn $"Converted '{colorString}' to {colorValue}."
else
printfn $"{colorString} is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration."
with :? ArgumentException ->
printfn $"{colorString} is not a member of the Colors enumeration."
// The example displays the following output:
// Converted '0' to None.
// Converted '2' to Green.
// 8 is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'blue' to Blue.
// Converted 'Blue' to Blue.
// Yellow is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
// Converted 'Red, Green' to Red, Green.
<Flags> Enum Colors As Integer
None = 0
Red = 1
Green = 2
Blue = 4
End Enum
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim colorStrings() As String = {"0", "2", "8", "blue", "Blue", "Yellow", "Red, Green"}
For Each colorString As String In colorStrings
Try
Dim colorValue As Colors = CType([Enum].Parse(GetType(Colors), colorString, True), Colors)
If [Enum].IsDefined(GetType(Colors), colorValue) Or colorValue.ToString().Contains(",") Then
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1}.", colorString, colorValue.ToString())
Else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.", colorString)
End If
Catch e As ArgumentException
Console.WriteLine("{0} is not a member of the Colors enumeration.", colorString)
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Converted '0' to None.
' Converted '2' to Green.
' 8 is not an underlying value of the Colors enumeration.
' Converted 'blue' to Blue.
' Converted 'Blue' to Blue.
' Yellow is not a member of the Colors enumeration.
' Converted 'Red, Green' to Red, Green.
Remarks
The value
parameter contains the string representation of an enumeration member's underlying value or named constant, or a list of named constants delimited by commas (,). One or more blank spaces can precede or follow each value, name, or comma in value
. If value
is a list, the return value is the value of the specified names combined with a bitwise OR
operation.
If value
is a name that does not correspond to a named constant of enumType
, the method throws an ArgumentException. If value
is the string representation of an integer that does not represent an underlying value of the enumType
enumeration, the method returns an enumeration member whose underlying value is value
converted to an integral type. If this behavior is undesirable, call the IsDefined method to ensure that a particular string representation of an integer is actually a member of enumType
. The following example defines a Colors
enumeration, calls the Parse(Type, String, Boolean) method to convert strings to their corresponding enumeration values, and calls the IsDefined method to ensure that particular integral values are underlying values in the Colors
enumeration.
The ignoreCase
parameter specifies whether this operation is case-sensitive.
See also
Applies to
Parse<TEnum>(String, Boolean)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by TEnum
to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive.
public:
generic <typename TEnum>
where TEnum : value class static TEnum Parse(System::String ^ value, bool ignoreCase);
public static TEnum Parse<TEnum> (string value, bool ignoreCase) where TEnum : struct;
static member Parse : string * bool -> 'Enum (requires 'Enum : struct)
Public Shared Function Parse(Of TEnum As Structure) (value As String, ignoreCase As Boolean) As TEnum
Type Parameters
- TEnum
An enumeration type.
Parameters
- value
- String
A string containing the name or value to convert.
- ignoreCase
- Boolean
true
to ignore case; false
to regard case.
Returns
An object of type TEnum
whose value is represented by value
.
Exceptions
TEnum
is not an Enum type.
value
is null
.
value
does not contain enumeration information.
.NET 8 and later versions: TEnum
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.
Applies to
Parse<TEnum>(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, Boolean)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by TEnum
to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-insensitive.
public:
generic <typename TEnum>
where TEnum : value class static TEnum Parse(ReadOnlySpan<char> value, bool ignoreCase);
public static TEnum Parse<TEnum> (ReadOnlySpan<char> value, bool ignoreCase) where TEnum : struct;
static member Parse : ReadOnlySpan<char> * bool -> 'Enum (requires 'Enum : struct)
Public Shared Function Parse(Of TEnum As Structure) (value As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), ignoreCase As Boolean) As TEnum
Type Parameters
- TEnum
An enumeration type.
Parameters
- value
- ReadOnlySpan<Char>
A span containing the name or value to convert.
- ignoreCase
- Boolean
true
to ignore case; false
to regard case.
Returns
TEnum
An object of type TEnum
whose value is represented by value
.
Exceptions
TEnum
is not an Enum type.
value
does not contain enumeration information.
.NET 8 and later versions: TEnum
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.
Applies to
Parse<TEnum>(ReadOnlySpan<Char>)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the span of characters representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by TEnum
to an equivalent enumerated object.
public:
generic <typename TEnum>
where TEnum : value class static TEnum Parse(ReadOnlySpan<char> value);
public static TEnum Parse<TEnum> (ReadOnlySpan<char> value) where TEnum : struct;
static member Parse : ReadOnlySpan<char> -> 'Enum (requires 'Enum : struct)
Public Shared Function Parse(Of TEnum As Structure) (value As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char)) As TEnum
Type Parameters
- TEnum
An enumeration type.
Parameters
- value
- ReadOnlySpan<Char>
A span containing the name or value to convert.
Returns
TEnum
An object of type TEnum
whose value is represented by value
.
Exceptions
TEnum
is not an Enum type.
value
does not contain enumeration information.
.NET 8 and later versions: TEnum
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.
Applies to
Parse<TEnum>(String)
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
- Source:
- Enum.cs
Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants specified by TEnum
to an equivalent enumerated object.
public:
generic <typename TEnum>
where TEnum : value class static TEnum Parse(System::String ^ value);
public static TEnum Parse<TEnum> (string value) where TEnum : struct;
static member Parse : string -> 'Enum (requires 'Enum : struct)
Public Shared Function Parse(Of TEnum As Structure) (value As String) As TEnum
Type Parameters
- TEnum
An enumeration type.
Parameters
- value
- String
A string containing the name or value to convert.
Returns
An object of type TEnum
whose value is represented by value
.
Exceptions
TEnum
is not an Enum type.
value
is null
.
value
does not contain enumeration information.
.NET 8 and later versions: TEnum
is a Boolean-backed enumeration type.