Generic version of Enum.Parse in C#

Question

I have regularly wondered why C# has not yet implemeted a Generic Enum.Parse

Lets say I have

enum MyEnum {    Value1,    Value2 } 

And from an XML file/DB entry I wish to to create an Enum.

MyEnum val = (MyEnum)Enum.Parse(typeof(MyEnum), "value1", true); 

Could it not have been implemented as something like

MyEnum cal = Enum.Parse<MyEnum>("value1"); 

This might seem like a small issue, but it seems like an overlooked one.

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

It is already implemented in .NET 4 ;) Take a look here.

MyEnum cal; if (!Enum.TryParse<MyEnum>("value1", out cal))    throw new Exception("value1 is not valid member of enumeration MyEnum"); 

Also the discussion here contains some interesting points.