[c#] Search for a string in Enum and return the Enum

You might also want to check out some of the suggestions in this blog post: My new little friend, Enum<T>

The post describes a way to create a very simple generic helper class which enables you to avoid the ugly casting syntax inherent with Enum.Parse - instead you end up writing something like this in your code:

MyColours colour = Enum<MyColours>.Parse(stringValue); 

Or check out some of the comments in the same post which talk about using an extension method to achieve similar.

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