Title here
Summary here
❌ AVOID converting enums to string.
Calling Enum.ToString
in .NET is very costly, as reflection is used internally for the conversion and calling a virtual method on struct causes boxing. As much as possible, this should be avoided.
Oftentimes, enums can actually be replaced by const strings:
// In both cases, you can use Numbers.One, Numbers.Two, ...
public enum Numbers
{
One,
Two,
Three
}
public static class Numbers
{
public const string One = "One";
public const string Two = "Two";
public const string Three = "Three";
}
If you really need an enum, then consider using enumeration classes .