Fable convert string to enum without match or lookup

Question

In Fsharp you can convert string to enum link follows:

type Langs = 
    | En = 0
    | Afr = 1

let tryLang str =
    try 
        Enum.Parse(typedefof<Langs>, str) :?> Langs
    with e ->
        Langs.En

In fable I get the following error:

error FABLE: Cannot resolve System.Enum.Parse

Is there a way to do the conversion without having to use a match statement or some other lookup?

Thanks

Answer 1

The short answer is: No, fable cannot do this.

Fable can compile most of F#, but very little of .Net BCL (Base Class Library).

You might, however, be interested in StringEnum attribute to solve your particular problem.