Associating enums with strings in C#

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Associating enums with strings in C#

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I like to use **properties in a class** instead of methods, since they look more enum-like.

Here's an example for a Logger:

```
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;
}
}

```

Pass in **type-safe string values** as a parameter:

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

```

Usage:

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

```