How do I cast int to enum in C#?

From an int:

YourEnum foo = (YourEnum)yourInt;

From a string:

YourEnum foo = (YourEnum) Enum.Parse(typeof(YourEnum), yourString);

// The foo.ToString().Contains(",") check is necessary for 
// enumerations marked with a [Flags] attribute.
if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(YourEnum), foo) && !foo.ToString().Contains(","))
{
    throw new InvalidOperationException(
        $"{yourString} is not an underlying value of the YourEnum enumeration."
    );
}

From a number:

YourEnum foo = (YourEnum)Enum.ToObject(typeof(YourEnum), yourInt);

Just cast it:

MyEnum e = (MyEnum)3;

Check if it's in range using Enum.IsDefined:

if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(MyEnum), 3)) { ... }

Take the following example:

int one = 1;
MyEnum e = (MyEnum)one;

You should build in some type matching relaxation to be more robust.

public static T ToEnum<T>(dynamic value)
{
    if (value == null)
    {
        // default value of an enum is the object that corresponds to
        // the default value of its underlying type
        // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/default-values-table
        value = Activator.CreateInstance(Enum.GetUnderlyingType(typeof(T)));
    }
    else if (value is string name)
    {
        return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), name);
    }

    return (T)Enum.ToObject(typeof(T),
             Convert.ChangeType(value, Enum.GetUnderlyingType(typeof(T))));
}

Test Case

[Flags]
public enum A : uint
{
    None  = 0, 
    X     = 1 < 0,
    Y     = 1 < 1
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var value = EnumHelper.ToEnum<A>(7m);
    var x = value.HasFlag(A.X); // true
    var y = value.HasFlag(A.Y); // true

    var value2 = EnumHelper.ToEnum<A>("X");

    var value3 = EnumHelper.ToEnum<A>(null);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

The easy and clear way for casting an int to enum in C#:

public class Program
{
    public enum Color : int
    {
        Blue   = 0,
        Black  = 1,
        Green  = 2,
        Gray   = 3,
        Yellow = 4
    }

    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // From string
        Console.WriteLine((Color) Enum.Parse(typeof(Color), "Green"));

        // From int
        Console.WriteLine((Color)2);

        // From number you can also
        Console.WriteLine((Color)Enum.ToObject(typeof(Color), 2));
    }
}

Here's an extension method that casts Int32 to Enum.

It honors bitwise flags even when the value is higher than the maximum possible. For example if you have an enum with possibilities 1, 2, and 4, but the int is 9, it understands that as 1 in absence of an 8. This lets you make data updates ahead of code updates.

   public static TEnum ToEnum<TEnum>(this int val) where TEnum : struct, IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible
    {
        if (!typeof(TEnum).IsEnum)
        {
            return default(TEnum);
        }

        if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(TEnum), val))
        {//if a straightforward single value, return that
            return (TEnum)Enum.ToObject(typeof(TEnum), val);
        }

        var candidates = Enum
            .GetValues(typeof(TEnum))
            .Cast<int>()
            .ToList();

        var isBitwise = candidates
            .Select((n, i) => {
                if (i < 2) return n == 0 || n == 1;
                return n / 2 == candidates[i - 1];
            })
            .All(y => y);

        var maxPossible = candidates.Sum();

        if (
            Enum.TryParse(val.ToString(), out TEnum asEnum)
            && (val <= maxPossible || !isBitwise)
        ){//if it can be parsed as a bitwise enum with multiple flags,
          //or is not bitwise, return the result of TryParse
            return asEnum;
        }

        //If the value is higher than all possible combinations,
        //remove the high imaginary values not accounted for in the enum
        var excess = Enumerable
            .Range(0, 32)
            .Select(n => (int)Math.Pow(2, n))
            .Where(n => n <= val && n > 0 && !candidates.Contains(n))
            .Sum();

        return Enum.TryParse((val - excess).ToString(), out asEnum) ? asEnum : default(TEnum);
    }

For string, you can do the following:

var result = Enum.TryParse(typeof(MyEnum), yourString, out yourEnum) 

And make sure to check the result to determine if the conversion failed.

For int, you can do the following:

MyEnum someValue = (MyEnum)myIntValue;

You simply use Explicit conversion Cast int to enum or enum to int

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine((int)Number.three); //Output=3

        Console.WriteLine((Number)3);// Outout three
        Console.Read();
    }

    public enum Number
    {
        Zero = 0,
        One = 1,
        Two = 2,
        three = 3
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

namespace SamplePrograme
{
    public class Program
    {
        public enum Suit : int
        {
            Spades = 0,
            Hearts = 1,
            Clubs = 2,
            Diamonds = 3
        }

        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //from string
            Console.WriteLine((Suit) Enum.Parse(typeof(Suit), "Clubs"));

            //from int
            Console.WriteLine((Suit)1);

            //From number you can also
            Console.WriteLine((Suit)Enum.ToObject(typeof(Suit) ,1));
        }
    }
}

I prefer a short way using a nullable enum type variable.

var enumValue = (MyEnum?)enumInt;

if (!enumValue.HasValue)
{
    throw new ArgumentException(nameof(enumValue));
}

You just do like below:

int intToCast = 1;
TargetEnum f = (TargetEnum) intToCast ;

To make sure that you only cast the right values ​​and that you can throw an exception otherwise:

int intToCast = 1;
if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(TargetEnum), intToCast ))
{
    TargetEnum target = (TargetEnum)intToCast ;
}
else
{
   // Throw your exception.
}

Note that using IsDefined is costly and even more than just casting, so it depends on your implementation to decide to use it or not.

You can use an extension method.

public static class Extensions
{

    public static T ToEnum<T>(this string data) where T : struct
    {
        if (!Enum.TryParse(data, true, out T enumVariable))
        {
            if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(T), enumVariable))
            {
                return enumVariable;
            }
        }

        return default;
    }

    public static T ToEnum<T>(this int data) where T : struct
    {
        return (T)Enum.ToObject(typeof(T), data);
    }
}

Use it like the below code:

Enum:

public enum DaysOfWeeks
{
    Monday = 1,
    Tuesday = 2,
    Wednesday = 3,
    Thursday = 4,
    Friday = 5,
    Saturday = 6,
    Sunday = 7,
}

Usage:

 string Monday = "Mon";
 int Wednesday = 3;
 var Mon = Monday.ToEnum<DaysOfWeeks>();
 var Wed = Wednesday.ToEnum<DaysOfWeeks>();

Simple you can cast int to enum

 public enum DaysOfWeeks
    {
        Monday = 1,
        Tuesday = 2,
        Wednesday = 3,
        Thursday = 4,
        Friday = 5,
        Saturday = 6,
        Sunday = 7,
    } 

    var day= (DaysOfWeeks)5;
    Console.WriteLine("Day is : {0}", day);
    Console.ReadLine();

I need two instructions:

YourEnum possibleEnum = (YourEnum)value; // There isn't any guarantee that it is part of the enum
if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(YourEnum), possibleEnum))
{
    // Value exists in YourEnum
}