dynamic - reading into an enum from xml in c# -

i have project working on in c# uses enum.

at moment looks . . .

public enum temp {     carea = 10,     careb = 20,     carec = 22,     cared = 35 } 

however instead of call same data (as enum) either .txt file or .xml file. either do. save re-build every time have add entry enum (this happens frequently) - easier edit .txt or .xml file.

instead of using enum changes dynamically @ runtime suggest use dictionary.

class myclass {     private dictionary<string, int> tempvalues = new dictionary<string, int>() {          { "carea", 10 },          { "careb", 20 },         { "carec", 22 },         { "cared", 35 }     }      public dictionary<string, int> tempvalues     {                 {             return this.tempvalues          }     } } 

you still need load values file , fill them:

private void readvalues(string path) {     foreach(string line in file.readalllines(path))     {         string[] tokens = string.split(',');         string key = tokens[0];         int value = int.parse(tokens[1]);          // todo: check if key not exist         this.tempvalues.add(key, value);     } } 

your input file need this:

carea,10 careb,20 carec,22 cared,35