to enum from string code example
Example 1: cs string to enum
using System;
//Enum.Parse(Type enumType, String value, Boolean ignoreCase=false)
(T) Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value, true);
// or
T result;
Enum.TryParse<T>(value, true, out result) ? result : defaultValue;
Example 2: enum value to string
class Program.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Enum wkday = Weekday.Friday;
Console.WriteLine("Enum string is '{0}'", wkday.ToString());
Console.ReadKey();
}