Added the 'byValue' method

notfalsedev · Oct 15, 2015 · a93449b · a93449b
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diff --git a/src/Enum.php b/src/Enum.php
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ public static function search($value)
         return array_search($value, static::toArray(), true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return new instance by value
+     *
+     * @param $value
+     *
+     * @return static
+     */
+    public static function byValue($value)
+    {
+        return new static($value);
+    }    
+
     /**
      * Returns a value when called statically like so: MyEnum::SOME_VALUE() given SOME_VALUE is a class constant
      *