Enum Problem 1

[Elegabalus]

Having an odd problem with an enum I'm working with:

public enum EnumTest
{
   Value1 = 1,
   Value2 = 2,
   Value3 = 3
}

int i = 2;

EnumTest val = (EnumTest)i

Result: Value3

It seems when I cast an integer to the enum type, it is casting it by index, not by value.

I want to be able to get the integer (being pulled from a database), cast it to the enum type, and use it from there.

I've also tried the following syntax, but it does pretty much the same thing:

(EnumTest)Enum.ToObject(typeof(EnumTest), i)

Feels kinda like I'm missing something simple here...any help is appreciated.

 

[chiph]

Have you looked at Enum.Parse()?

EnumTest myEnumtest = (EnumTest)Enum.Parse(typeof(EnumTest), i.ToString());

Chip H.


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[Elegabalus]

Ah, great, thanks...that did the trick.