Question

If I have an enum of char’s

public enum Action
{
    None,
    Address = 'A',
    Amendment = 'C',
    Normal = 'N'
}

What is the best way to parse a single character string to match the corresponding enum char and match None if not found. TryParse matches the Name and not the value.

For instance if the string I had were “C” I would want to get Action.Amendement

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

char c = 'C'; // existent value
var action = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Action)).Cast<Action>().FirstOrDefault(a => (char)a == c);
// action = Action.Amendment

and:

char c = 'X'; // non existent value
var action = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Action)).Cast<Action>().FirstOrDefault(a => (char)a == c);
// action = Action.None