enum values

Question

i'm struggling with enums

Private Enum sizeMode
    AutoSize = 2
    CenterImage = 3
    Normal = 0
    StretchImage = 1
    Zoom = 4
End Enum

here i'm trying to cast a string to a pictureboxsizemode:

PictureBox1.SizeMode = DirectCast(DirectCast(fields(4), sizeMode), PictureBoxSizeMode)

what am i doing wrong?

Answer 1

You can't cast string to sizeMode because obviously they are two different types. What you can do is call Enum.Parse:

PictureBox1.SizeMode = DirectCast([Enum].Parse(GetType(sizeMode), fields(4)), PictureBoxSizeMode)

Answer 2

thanks. i found the answer shortly after i posted. thanks for answering though.