我喜欢在类中使用属性而不是方法，因为它们看起来更像枚举。

下面是一个Logger的例子:

public class LogCategory
{
    private LogCategory(string value) { Value = value; }

    public string Value { get; private set; }

    public static LogCategory Trace   { get { return new LogCategory("Trace"); } }
    public static LogCategory Debug   { get { return new LogCategory("Debug"); } }
    public static LogCategory Info    { get { return new LogCategory("Info"); } }
    public static LogCategory Warning { get { return new LogCategory("Warning"); } }
    public static LogCategory Error   { get { return new LogCategory("Error"); } }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return Value;
    }
}

传入类型安全的字符串值作为参数:

public static void Write(string message, LogCategory logCategory)
{
    var log = new LogEntry { Message = message };
    Logger.Write(log, logCategory.Value);
}

用法:

Logger.Write("This is almost like an enum.", LogCategory.Info);

如果我理解正确，你需要一个从字符串到enum的转换:

enum GroupTypes {
    Unknown = 0,
    OEM = 1,
    CMB = 2
}
static GroupTypes StrToEnum(string str){
    GroupTypes g = GroupTypes.Unknown;
    try {
        object o = Enum.Parse(typeof(GroupTypes), str, true);
        g = (GroupTypes)(o ?? 0);
    } catch {
    }
    return g;
}
// then use it like this
GroupTypes g1 = StrToEnum("OEM");
GroupTypes g2 = StrToEnum("bad value");

如果您愿意，可以使用枚举类型的泛型使其更加花哨。

您是否考虑过使用字典查找表?

enum GroupTypes
{
    TheGroup,
    TheOtherGroup
}

Dictionary<string, GroupTypes> GroupTypeLookup = new Dictionary<string, GroupTypes>();
// initialize lookup table:
GroupTypeLookup.Add("OEM", TheGroup);
GroupTypeLookup.Add("CMB", TheOtherGroup);

然后，您可以使用GroupTypeLookup.TryGetValue()在读取字符串时查找它。

在@Even Mien的回答之后，我试着走得更远一点，使它通用，我似乎几乎在那里，但有一种情况仍然抗拒，我可能可以简化我的代码一点。 我张贴在这里，如果有人看到我可以改进，特别是使它工作，因为我不能从字符串赋值

到目前为止，我有以下结果:

        Console.WriteLine(TestEnum.Test1);//displays "TEST1"

        bool test = "TEST1" == TestEnum.Test1; //true

        var test2 = TestEnum.Test1; //is TestEnum and has value

        string test3 = TestEnum.Test1; //test3 = "TEST1"

        var test4 = TestEnum.Test1 == TestEnum.Test2; //false
         EnumType<TestEnum> test5 = "TEST1"; //works fine

        //TestEnum test5 = "string"; DOESN'T compile .... :(:(

奇迹发生的地方:

public abstract  class EnumType<T>  where T : EnumType<T>   
{

    public  string Value { get; set; }

    protected EnumType(string value)
    {
        Value = value;
    }


    public static implicit operator EnumType<T>(string s)
    {
        if (All.Any(dt => dt.Value == s))
        {
            Type t = typeof(T);

            ConstructorInfo ci = t.GetConstructor(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic,null, new Type[] { typeof(string) }, null);

            return (T)ci.Invoke(new object[] {s});
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    public static implicit operator string(EnumType<T> dt)
    {
        return dt?.Value;
    }


    public static bool operator ==(EnumType<T> ct1, EnumType<T> ct2)
    {
        return (string)ct1 == (string)ct2;
    }

    public static bool operator !=(EnumType<T> ct1, EnumType<T> ct2)
    {
        return !(ct1 == ct2);
    }


    public override bool Equals(object obj)
    {
        try
        {
            return (string)obj == Value;
        }
        catch
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public override int GetHashCode()
    {
        return Value.GetHashCode();
    }

    public static IEnumerable<T> All
     => typeof(T).GetProperties()
       .Where(p => p.PropertyType == typeof(T))
       .Select(x => (T)x.GetValue(null, null));



}

我只需要为我的枚举声明这个:

public class TestEnum : EnumType<TestEnum> 
{

    private TestEnum(string value) : base(value)
    {}

    public static TestEnum Test1 { get { return new TestEnum("TEST1"); } }
    public static TestEnum Test2 { get { return new TestEnum("TEST2"); } }
}

使用类。

编辑:更好的例子

class StarshipType
{
    private string _Name;
    private static List<StarshipType> _StarshipTypes = new List<StarshipType>();

    public static readonly StarshipType Ultralight = new StarshipType("Ultralight");
    public static readonly StarshipType Light = new StarshipType("Light");
    public static readonly StarshipType Mediumweight = new StarshipType("Mediumweight");
    public static readonly StarshipType Heavy = new StarshipType("Heavy");
    public static readonly StarshipType Superheavy = new StarshipType("Superheavy");

    public string Name
    {
        get { return _Name; }
        private set { _Name = value; }
    }

    public static IList<StarshipType> StarshipTypes
    {
        get { return _StarshipTypes; }
    }

    private StarshipType(string name, int systemRatio)
    {
        Name = name;
        _StarshipTypes.Add(this);
    }

    public static StarshipType Parse(string toParse)
    {
        foreach (StarshipType s in StarshipTypes)
        {
            if (toParse == s.Name)
                return s;
        }
        throw new FormatException("Could not parse string.");
    }
}

如果你喜欢自己编写扩展，上面有几个很好的答案

我使用CodeHelper.Core.Extensions

enum GroupTypes
{

    [StringValue("OEM")] TheGroup,
    [StringValue("CMB")] TheOtherGroup = "CMB"
}

GroupTypes.TheOtherGroup.ToStringValue()

如果你没有将StringValue属性添加到值中，扩展将返回正常名称(.ToTring()) 并且超级容易添加空格和其他通常不允许的字符，如空格或以数字开头