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+//  This file (XmlTools.cs) is a part of the IBBoard library and is copyright 2009 IBBoard
+// 
+//  The file and the library/program it is in are licensed under the GNU LGPL license, either version 3 of the License or (at your option) any later version. Please see COPYING.LGPL for more information and the full license.
+// 
+
+using System;
+
+namespace IBBoard
+{
+	public class EnumTools
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Takes a string and parses it as the required enum, returning the typed enum object. Parsing is case-insensitive. Throws a <code>ArgumentException</code> if the argument is not a valid enum value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="enumString">
+		/// The enum text string to parse
+		/// </param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// A typed enum value parsed from the text string
+		/// </returns>
+		public static T ParseEnum<T>(string enumString)
+		{
+			return ParseEnum<T>(enumString, true);
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Takes a string and parses it as the required enum, returning the typed enum object. Parsing can be case-sensitive or case-insensitive. Throws a <code>ArgumentException</code> if the argument is not a valid enum value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="enumString">
+		/// The enum text string to parse
+		/// </param>
+		/// <param name="ignoreCase">
+		/// <code>True</code> if parsing should be case-insensitive, else <code>false</code>
+		/// </param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// A typed enum value parsed from the text string
+		/// </returns>
+		public static T ParseEnum<T>(string enumString, bool ignoreCase)
+		{
+			return (T) Enum.Parse(typeof (T), enumString, ignoreCase);
+		}
+	}
+}