c# - Generic string to enum conversion -

suppose enum:

public enum syslogsapptypes { none, monitorservice, monitortool }; 

and here function convert tostring() representation enum:

private syslogsapptypes str2syslogsapptypes(string str)   {       try       {           syslogsapptypes res = (syslogsapptypes)enum                                        .parse(typeof(syslogsapptypes), str);           if (!enum.isdefined(typeof(syslogsapptypes), res))              return syslogsapptypes.none;           return res;       }       catch       {       return syslogsapptypes.none;       }   }   

is there way make generic ??

i tried:

private t str2enum<t>(string str)    {       try       {           t res = (t)enum.parse(typeof(t), str);           if (!enum.isdefined(typeof(t), res)) return t.none;           return res;       }       catch       {           return t.none;       }   }   

but get: 't' 'type parameter', not valid in given context
there t.none

any ?

i think default keyword need:

private t str2enum<t>(string str) t : struct {        try        {            t res = (t)enum.parse(typeof(t), str);            if (!enum.isdefined(typeof(t), res)) return default(t);            return res;        }        catch        {            return default(t);        }    }