using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        Priority result;

        Enum.TryParse("High", out result);

​

        // Match using case-insensitive string comparison. We are also

        // using C# 7.0's parameter type inlining feature here.

        Enum.TryParse("low", true, out Priority result2);

​

        Console.WriteLine($"result: {result}");

        Console.WriteLine($"result2: {result2}");

​

        // Try find an enum that doesn't exist

        if (Enum.TryParse("mid", out Priority result3))

        {

            Console.WriteLine($"result3: {result3}");

        }

        else

        {

            Console.WriteLine("Could not find the specified enum item :(");

        }

    }

}

enum Priority

{

    High = 1,

    Medium = 2,

    Low = 3

}