C#, MVC Tips and Stuff

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A list of things that I have found handy to know...

Tip #1 Boolean Enum Comparison


Not to return an enum value from say an abbreviation to a long string but just to determine if your value is a valid value in the enum list.  So you have your Enums declared in a base class or some other class something like this:

 public enum MyCustomEnumGroup
    {
        ABC,
        MQP,
        RAD,
        STY
    }


Then wherever you need  to check your string to see if the string you are passing in is in the Enum Group call it as shown below, this returns a boolean based on the match to the enumgroup.

  if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(MyCustomEnumGroup),mystringtopassin))

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