Cast to Enum

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        public static T CastToEnum<T>(string name)
        {
            if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(T), name))
            {
                return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), name);
            }
            else
            {  //No enum for string name
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
                       string.Format("{0}...{1}", name, typeof(T).ToString()));
            }
        }