Enum value to string

Question

Does anyone know how to get enum values to string?

example:

private static void PullReviews(string action, HttpContext context)
{
    switch (action)
            


        

Answer 1

public enum Color
{
    Red
}

var color = Color.Red;
var colorName = Enum.GetName(color.GetType(), color); // Red

Edit: Or perhaps you want..

Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), "Red", true /*ignorecase*/); // Color.Red

There is no TryParse for Enum, so if you expect errors, you have to use try/catch:

try
{
  Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), "Red", true /*ignorecase*/);
}
catch( ArgumentException )
{
  // no enum found
}