http://gregmckinley.com/cs/blog/archive/2006/06/21/14.aspxEnum.Parse is easy to remember with C# but I always forget the VB.Net syntax because the Enum keyword is a keyword and a class. C#  40     public enum ClickType  41     {  42    en-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)http://gregmckinley.com/cs/blog/archive/2006/06/21/14.aspx#96Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:07:54 GMT9f8fffc3-80f6-44ee-b09b-68af0d4418c5:96KürşadOne can use "System.Enum.Parse" instead of "[Enum].Parse" if he/she like.http://gregmckinley.com/cs/blog/archive/2006/06/21/14.aspx#15383Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:22:03 GMT9f8fffc3-80f6-44ee-b09b-68af0d4418c5:15383EkusI think in VB.NET it is better to use DirectCast(object, type) instead of CType when translating casting from C#. CType internally adds try/catch for possible type mismatch, which we don't need/want in most places.