Kotlin enum classes have “static” function valueOf to get enum entry by string(like Java enums). Additionally they have “static” function values to get all enum entries. Example:
enum class MyEnum {
Foo, Bar, Baz
}
fun main(args : Array<String>) {
println(MyEnum.valueOf("Foo") == MyEnum.Foo)
println(MyEnum.valueOf("Bar") == MyEnum.Bar)
println(MyEnum.values().toList())
}