PHP Manual: BackedEnum::tryFrom

Description

public static function 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)

BackedEnum::tryFrom

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