• Vinod K Chandran (13/13) May 27 2020 Hi all,
• WebFreak001 (7/20) May 27 2020 you can convert an enum to a string using
• Dennis (8/11) May 27 2020 Use `to` from `std.conv`.
• Vinod K Chandran (3/15) May 27 2020 Hi,

Vinod K Chandran <kcvinu82 gmail.com> writes:

Hi all,
Assume that i have an enum like this.
enum TestEnum  {
     Received = 1,
     Started ,
     Finished ,
     Sent
}

I am saving this enum values as string in database. So, when i 
retrieve them from the database, how can i parse the string into 
TestEnum ? In vb. net, i can use
[Enum].Parse(GetType( TestEnum), "Started")
How to do this in D ?

WebFreak001 <d.forum webfreak.org> writes:

On Wednesday, 27 May 2020 at 17:33:33 UTC, Vinod K Chandran wrote:
 Hi all,
 Assume that i have an enum like this.
 enum TestEnum  {
     Received = 1,
     Started ,
     Finished ,
     Sent
 }

 I am saving this enum values as string in database. So, when i 
 retrieve them from the database, how can i parse the string 
 into TestEnum ? In vb. net, i can use
 [Enum].Parse(GetType( TestEnum), "Started")
 How to do this in D ?

you can convert an enum to a string using
myEnum.to!string

and you can similarly convert strings back to the enum using
someString.to!TestEnum

(import std.conv for both of them)

Example: https://run.dlang.io/is/UeLjJS

Dennis <dkorpel gmail.com> writes:

On Wednesday, 27 May 2020 at 17:33:33 UTC, Vinod K Chandran wrote:
 I am saving this enum values as string in database. So, when i 
 retrieve them from the database, how can i parse the string 
 into TestEnum ?

Use `to` from `std.conv`.

```
import std.conv: to;
void main() {
     assert("Received".to!TestEnum == TestEnum.Received);
}
```

Vinod K Chandran <kcvinu82 gmail.com> writes:

On Wednesday, 27 May 2020 at 17:36:35 UTC, Dennis wrote:
 On Wednesday, 27 May 2020 at 17:33:33 UTC, Vinod K Chandran 
 wrote:
 I am saving this enum values as string in database. So, when i 
 retrieve them from the database, how can i parse the string 
 into TestEnum ?

 Use `to` from `std.conv`.

 ```
 import std.conv: to;
 void main() {
     assert("Received".to!TestEnum == TestEnum.Received);
 }
 ```

Hi,
Thanks a lot. It worked. :)