Enum.Parse Method (Type, String)

EnumParse Method (Type, String)

Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

Syntax

public static Object Parse(
	Type enumType,
	string value
)

Type: Object
An object of type enumType whose value is represented by value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	enumType or value is null.
ArgumentException	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.
OverflowException	value is outside the range of the underlying type of enumType.