Converting string to enum

[SimplestWay]

Thanks to TheAxcell’s code above, I can improve the code to get enum value by name.
At first, create your own enum like this:
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UENUM(BlueprintType)
enum class EAnimState : uint8
{
Default,
Idle,
Jump,
};
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Then, parse string to your enum type anywhere you want:

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const UEnum* AnimStateEnum = FindObject<UEnum>(ANY_PACKAGE, TEXT(“EAnimState”), true);
if (AnimStateEnum) {
int32 Index = AnimStateEnum->GetIndexByName(AnimStateName);
EAnimState AnimState = EAnimState((uint8)Index);
return AnimState;
}
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Note:

1. If Index is out of range, first element in EAnimState will be returned, so, keep your default enum value in the first place.
2. This works in Unreal Engine version 4.17.X.