Converting a string array to one enumeration in C#

Question

I have an enumeration with [Flag] attribute set on it.

[Flags]
public enum PageTags { IsBlog = 2, HasAnalytics = 4, AppearsInSitemap = 8 }

Now, from an XML file, I get a string representation of the page metadata:

<page ... tags="IsBlog, HasAnalytics" />

My question is, how can I convert that CSV string into a variable of type PageTags?

PageTags tags = XElement.Attribute("tags").Value.?;

Matías Fidemraizer · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-11 10:49:53Z

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Check this Enum.Parse overload:

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 10:49

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The point is, Enum.Parse method also accepts a CSV string. That's cool.