How to get an enum value from a string value in Java
enums, java
Solution
Yes, `Blah.valueOf("A")` will give you `Blah.A`.
Note that the name must be an exact match, including case: `Blah.valueOf("a")` and `Blah.valueOf("A ")` both throw an `IllegalArgumentException`.
The static methods `valueOf()` and `values()` are created at compile time and do not appear in source code. They do appear in Javadoc, though; for example, `Dialog.ModalityType` shows both methods.
Problem
Say I have an enum which is just ``` public enum Blah { A, B, C, D } ``` and I would like to find the enum value of a string, for example `"A"` which would be `Blah.A`. How would it be possible to do this? Is the `Enum.valueOf()` the method I need? If so, how would I use this?