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Index enum by string Flutter

I have an enum:

enum QuestionType {
  text,
  recording,
  goal,
}

I get back one of "Text", "Recording", "Goal" back from the server (note caps).

How do I index QuestionType with these strings without using an if or case?

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>Solution :

There is only one way to use enum with String and without if and switch case like below

enum QuestionType {
  text,
  recording,
  goal,
}

Map<String, QuestionType> questionTypeMap = {
  "Text": QuestionType.text,
  "Recording": QuestionType.recording,
  "Goal": QuestionType.goal,
};

String responseString = "Recording"; // example response string
QuestionType responseType = questionTypeMap[responseString];

if (responseType != null) {
  // Use the `responseType` enum value here
  print("Response type: $responseType");
} else {
  // Handle unknown response type here
  print("Unknown response type");
}
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