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BackedEnum::tryFrom

(PHP 8 >= 8.1.0)

BackedEnum::tryFromMaps a scalar to an enum instance or null

Description

public static BackedEnum::tryFrom(int|string $value): ?static

The tryFrom() method translates a string or int into the corresponding Enum case, if any. If there is no matching case defined, it will return null.

Parameters

value

The scalar value to map to an enum case.

Return Values

A case instance of this enumeration, or null if not found.

Examples

Example #1 Basic usage

The following example illustrates how enum cases are returned.

<?php
enum Suit: string
{
case
Hearts = 'H';
case
Diamonds = 'D';
case
Clubs = 'C';
case
Spades = 'S';
}

$h = Suit::tryFrom('H');

var_dump($h);

$b = Suit::tryFrom('B') ?? Suit::Spades;

var_dump($b);
?>

The above example will output:

enum(Suit::Hearts)
enum(Suit::Spades)

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