System Namespace   Enum Class

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Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of one or more enumerated constants to an equivalent enumerated object. A parameter specifies whether the operation is case-sensitive.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Overloads Public Shared Function Parse ( _
   ByVal enumType As Type, _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal ignoreCase As Boolean _
) As Object

[ C# ]
[Serializable]
public static object Parse (
   Type enumType,
   string value,
   bool ignoreCase
);

[ C++ ]
[Serializable]
public: static Object* Parse (
   Type* enumType,
   String* value,
   bool ignoreCase
);

[JScript ]
public Serializable
static function Parse (
   enumType : Type,
   value : String,
   ignoreCase : Boolean
) : Object;

enumType

The Type of the enumeration.

value

A string containing the name or value to convert.

ignoreCase

If true, ignore case; otherwise, regard case.

An object of type enumType whose value is represented by value.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	enumType or value is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).
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.

The value parameter contains a value, a named constant, or a list of named constants delimited by commas ( , ). One or more blanks spaces can precede or follow each value, name, or comma in value. If value is a list, the return value is the value of the specified names combined with a bitwise OR operation.

The ignoreCase parameter specifies whether this operation is case-sensitive.

Enum Members   Enum.Parse Overload List

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