tryfrom

BackedEnum::tryFrom

Maps a scalar to an enum instance or null

ENTITY

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.

ENTITY

value
The scalar value to map to an enum case.

ENTITY

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

ENTITY

<?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);
?>

   

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

ENTITY

UnitEnum::cases, BackedEnum::from