How can I cast int to enum?

Question

How can an int be cast to an enum in C#?

Answer 1

You can use an extension method.

public static class Extensions
{

    public static T ToEnum(this string data) where T : struct
    {
        if (!Enum.TryParse(data, true, out T enumVariable))
        {
            if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(T), enumVariable))
            {
                return enumVariable;
            }
        }

        return default;
    }

    public static T ToEnum(this int data) where T : struct
    {
        return (T)Enum.ToObject(typeof(T), data);
    }
}

Use it like the below code:

Enum:

public enum DaysOfWeeks
{
    Monday = 1,
    Tuesday = 2,
    Wednesday = 3,
    Thursday = 4,
    Friday = 5,
    Saturday = 6,
    Sunday = 7,
}

Usage:

 string Monday = "Mon";
 int Wednesday = 3;
 var Mon = Monday.ToEnum();
 var Wed = Wednesday.ToEnum();