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For an enum, when doing `MyEnum.valueOf(someString)` to get an enum from its String representation, what is the equivalent when using the new `entries` field?
Is it perhaps `MyEnum.entries.first { it.name == someString }`? With `firstOrNull` being a safe alternative to it? Or am I missing something?

You can still use `valueOf(name)`
`entries` is a replacement for `values()`, not for `valueOf`

But if you want to write it in the safe way it's better to use `entries + firstOrNull` instead of `valueOf + catch (e: IllegalArgumentException)`

Yeap, I was trying to go for a safe approach here hence me trying to look for alternatives to `valueOf()`. And if I can avoid a try/catch I’m more than happy to do so.
Thanks a lot for the help!

<https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-42619>