Generic function to convert a string into an enum type

enumfunc.cs

public T ReadEnum<T>(string tok)
{
  if(typeof(T).IsEnum == false)
  {
    Debug.LogWarning("Generic type " + typeof(T).Name + " passed to ReadEnum<T> is not an enum type, returning default value");
    return default(T);
  }
  
  T toReturn = default(T);
  try
  {
    toReturn = (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), tok);
  }
  catch (Exception e)
  {
    Debug.LogWarning("String " + tok + " is not a valid type in enum " + typeof(T).Name + ", returning default value");
  }

  return toReturn;
}