CSHARP

How can I cast string to enum?

YourEnum foo = (YourEnum) Enum.Parse(typeof(YourEnum), yourString);

casting string to enum type

string str = "Dog";
Animal animal = (Animal)Enum.Parse(typeof(Animal), str);  // Animal.Dog
Animal animal = (Animal)Enum.Parse(typeof(Animal), str, true); // case insensitive

Convert string to Enum using C#

/// 09/14/2022 Mahesh Kumar Yadav. <br/>
/// <summary>
/// Convert string to enum
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T ToEnum<T>(this string value)
{
    return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value, true);
}