EnumUtils provides some essential enum helper methods.


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EnumUtils, enum, utils, utility, EnumHelper, helper
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Install-Package EnumUtils -Version 2.0.18322.2

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EnumUtils

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EnumUtils

EnumUtils provides tools which are commonly used for handling .Net enums.

Download and Install EnumUtils

This library is available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/EnumUtils/ Use the following command to install EnumUtils using NuGet package manager console:

PM> Install-Package EnumUtils

You can use this library in any .Net project which is compatible to .Net Framework 4.0+ and .Net Standard 1.0+.

API Usage

The unit tests shipped along with this library show nicely all the helper methods you can use. To give an impression, here a selection of provided methods:

Check if type is an enum

bool isEnum = EnumHelper.IsEnum<Weekday>();

Enumerating all values of an enum

IEnumerable<Weekday> weekdays = EnumHelper.GetValues<Weekday>();

Get string name from enum

string weekday = EnumHelper.GetName(Weekday.Tue);

Parse string to enum value

Weekday weekday = EnumHelper.Parse<Weekday>("Thu");

TryParse string to enum value (single line statement)

Weekday weekday = EnumHelper.TryParse<Weekday>("Thu");

Safely cast integer to enum

Weekday weekday = EnumHelper.Cast(value: 1, defaultValue: Weekday.Mon);

Contribution

Contributors welcome! If you find a bug or you want to propose a new feature, feel free to do so by opening a new issue on github.com.

License

This project is Copyright © 2018 Thomas Galliker. Free for non-commercial use. For commercial use please contact the author.