# Fixing assigning enum values to action's properties

cometxiii · May 18, 2017 · e557fd0 · e557fd0
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commit e557fd0
Showing 1 changed file with 10 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/CSharp/Blog-LUISActionBinding/Microsoft.Cognitive.LUIS.ActionBinding/LuisActionResolver.cs b/CSharp/Blog-LUISActionBinding/Microsoft.Cognitive.LUIS.ActionBinding/LuisActionResolver.cs
@@ -348,8 +348,16 @@ private static bool AssignValue(ILuisAction action, PropertyInfo property, objec
 
                 try
                 {
-                    var value = Convert.ChangeType(paramValue, type);
-                    property.SetValue(action, value);
+                    if (type.IsEnum)
+                    {
+                        property.SetValue(action, Enum.Parse(type, (string)paramValue));
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        var value = Convert.ChangeType(paramValue, type);
+                        property.SetValue(action, value);
+                    }
+
                     return true;
                 }
                 catch (FormatException)