/// <summary>Parses a string and converts to an enumeration.</summary>
/// <param name="enumType">Type of enumeration to return.</param>
/// <param name="fieldValue">EnumMemberAttribute.Value string or enum.ToString().</param>
/// <returns>Enumeration of the correct value.</returns>
public static Enum ToEnum(Type enumType, string fieldValue)
{
Enum enumValue = EnumExtensions.GetEnumFromAttribute(enumType, fieldValue);
return(enumValue == null ?
(Enum)Enum.Parse(enumType, fieldValue) :
enumValue);
}
/// <summary>Parses a string and converts to an enumeration.</summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of enumeration to return.</typeparam>
/// <param name="fieldValue">EnumMemberAttribute.Value string or enum.ToString().</param>
/// <param name="defaultValue">Default value to use if the EnumMemberAttribute is not obtained.</param>
/// <returns>Enumeration of the correct value.</returns>
public static T ToEnum <T>(string fieldValue, T defaultValue) where T : struct, IConvertible
{
Enum enumValue = EnumExtensions.GetEnumFromAttribute(typeof(T), fieldValue);
if (enumValue != null)
{
return((T)(object)enumValue);
}
T parsedValue = defaultValue;
return(Enum.TryParse(fieldValue, out parsedValue) ? parsedValue : defaultValue);
}
