# Wiki Code Tutorials

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/wiki-code-tutorials/256>\
**Category:** C++\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [March 20, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/wiki-code-tutorials/256 "2014-03-20T21:39:34Z")\
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Get Enum From String

Dear Community,

I’ve added a new entry to my UE4 C++ Enum wiki!

I am giving you the code to get an enum value back from a string, after it was initially converted to a string!

**UE4 Wiki Link**

> **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)**
>
> After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from...

```auto

emplate <typename EnumType>
static FORCEINLINE EnumType GetEnumValueFromString(const FString& EnumName, const FString& String)
{ 
	UEnum* Enum = FindObject<UEnum>(ANY_PACKAGE, *EnumName, true);
	if(!Enum) 
        { 
          return EnumType(0);
        }		
	return (EnumType)Enum->FindEnumIndex(FName(*String));
}
 
//Sample Usage
EChallenge ChallengeEnumValue = //Initial Value

FString ParseLine = GetEnumValueAsString<EChallenge>("EChallenge", ChallengeEnumValue))); //To String

EChallenge Challenge = GetEnumValueFromString<EChallenge>("EChallenge", ParseLine); //Back From String!

```

Enjoy!

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