Enum to string and back

public enum DayOfWeek
{
    Sunday,
    Monday,
    Tuesday,
    Wednesday,
    Thursday,
    Friday,
    Saturday
}

    
// Enum to string
string thursday = DayOfWeek.Thursday.ToString(); // "Thursday"

string seventhDay = Enum.GetName(typeof(DayOfWeek), 6); // "Saturday"

string monday = Enum.GetName(typeof(DayOfWeek), DayOfWeek.Monday); // "Monday"

// String to enum (.NET 4.0+ only - see below for alternative syntax for earlier .NET versions)
DayOfWeek tuesday;
Enum.TryParse("Tuesday", out tuesday); // DayOfWeek.Tuesday

DayOfWeek sunday;
bool matchFound1 = Enum.TryParse("SUNDAY", out sunday); // Returns false (case-sensitive match)

DayOfWeek wednesday;
bool matchFound2 = Enum.TryParse("WEDNESDAY", true, out wednesday); // Returns true; DayOfWeek.Wednesday (case-insensitive match)

// String to enum (all .NET versions)
DayOfWeek friday = (DayOfWeek)Enum.Parse(typeof(DayOfWeek), "Friday"); // DayOfWeek.Friday

DayOfWeek caturday = (DayOfWeek)Enum.Parse(typeof(DayOfWeek), "Caturady"); // Thows ArgumentException

// All names of an enum type as strings
string[] weekdays = Enum.GetNames(typeof(DayOfWeek));