using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var myList = new List<string>();

        myList.Add("Solicitud");

        var enumsFromList = myList.ToEnum<IncidentTypes>();

        Console.WriteLine(enumsFromList.Count());

        var myArray = new string[] {"Solicitud"};

        var enumsFromArray = myArray.ToEnum<IncidentTypes>();

        Console.WriteLine(enumsFromArray.Count());

    }

}

​

public static class StringExtensions

{

    public static T ToEnum<T>(this string value, bool ignoreCase = true)

    {

        return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value, ignoreCase);

    }

}

​

public static class EnumerableExtensions

{

    public static IEnumerable<T> ToEnum<T>(this  IEnumerable<string> list)

    {

        return list.Select(s => s.ToEnum<T>());

    }

}

​

public enum IncidentTypes : short

{

        Solicitud = 0,

        Reclamo = 1,

        Denuncia = 2,

        Queja = 3,

        Deficiencia = 4,

        MantenimientoVehiculo = 5,

        Auditoria = 6,

        Reiteracion = 7,

        VerificacionNoCumplida = 8

}