From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/604424/java-convert-string-to-enum

String_To_Enum.java

public enum Blah {
  A("text1"),
  B("text2"),
  C("text3"),
  D("text4");

  private String text;

  Blah(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }

  public String getText() {
    return this.text;
  }

  public static Blah fromString(String text) {
    if (text != null) {
      for (Blah b : Blah.values()) {
        if (text.equalsIgnoreCase(b.text)) {
          return b;
        }
      }
    }
    return null;
  }
}