Java: Check if enum contains a given string?

public class EnumTest {

    public static > boolean contains(Class _enumClass, String value) {
        try {
            return EnumSet.allOf(_enumClass).contains(Enum.valueOf(_enumClass, value));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        for (String value : new String[]{"Y", "a3", null}) {
            System.out.println(contains(YesNo.class, value));
        }

    }
}




public enum YesNo {

    Y("Yes"),
    N("No");

    private String label;

    YesNo(String label) {
        this.label = label;
    }

    public String getLabel() {
        return label;
    }
}


source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4936819/java-check-if-enum-contains-a-given-string