public void SetOptions<T>() where T : Enum
{
    int i = 0;
    foreach (T obj in Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)))
    {
        if (i == 0)
            DefaultOption = new ListItem(obj.Description(), obj.ToString());
        i++;
        DropDownList.Items.Add(new ListItem(obj.Description(), obj.ToString()));
    }
}

public void SetOptions<T>()
{
    Type genericType = typeof(T);
    if (genericType.IsEnum)
    {
        foreach (T obj in Enum.GetValues(genericType))
        {
            Enum test = Enum.Parse(typeof(T), obj.ToString()) as Enum;
            int x = Convert.ToInt32(test); // x is the integer value of enum
                        ..........
                        ..........
        }
    }
}

public static int EnumToInt<TValue>(this TValue value) where TValue : Enum
    => (int)(object)value;

public static int EnumToInt<TValue>(this TValue value)  where TValue : struct, IConvertible
{
    if(!typeof(TValue).IsEnum)
    {
        throw new ArgumentException(nameof(value));
    }

    return (int)(object)value;
}

public static int EnumToInt<TValue>(this TValue value) where TValue : Enum
{
    if (!typeof(int).IsAssignableFrom(Enum.GetUnderlyingType(typeof(TValue))))
        throw new ArgumentException(nameof(TValue));

    return (int)(object)value;
}

public static int EnumToInt<TValue>(this TValue value) where TValue : Enum
    => Convert.ToInt32(value);

Convert.ChangeType(value, Enum.GetUnderlyingType(value.GetType()))

public static void AddEnum(this SqlParameterCollection parameters, string parameterName, Enum value)
{
    parameters.AddWithValue(parameterName, Convert.ChangeType(value, Enum.GetUnderlyingType(value.GetType())));
}

public enum MyEnum
{
  Foo = 100,
  Bar = 200,
  Fizz = 0
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
  var i1 = MyEnum.Foo.GetHashCode();  // i1 = 100
  var i2 = MyEnum.Bar.GetHashCode();  // i2 = 200
  var i3 = MyEnum.Fizz.GetHashCode(); // i3 = 0
}

int? value = (enumCandidate as IConvertible)?.ToInt32(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.Numberformat);

public static int GetEnumValue<T>(T inputEnum) where T: struct, IConvertible
{
    Type t = typeof(T);
    if (!t.IsEnum)
    {
        throw new ArgumentException("Input type must be an enum.");
    }

    return inputEnum.ToInt32(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.NumberFormat);

}

public static int GetEnumValue(object enumInput)
{
    Type t = enumInput.GetType();
    if (!t.IsEnum)
    {
        throw new ArgumentException("Input type must be an enum.");
    }

    return ((IConvertible)inputEnum).ToInt32(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.NumberFormat);

}

public static void SetOptions<T>(this DropDownList dropDownList)
{
    if (!typeof(T).IsEnum)
    {
        throw new ArgumentException("Type must be an enum type.");
    }

    dropDownList.Items.AddRange(Enum
        .GetValues(typeof(T))
        .Cast<Enum>()
        .Select(x => new ListItem(x.ToString(), Convert.ToInt32(x).ToString()))
        .ToArray());
}

void MyFunc<T>(T value)
{
    Type t = typeof(T);
    if(t.IsEnum)
    {
        int valueAsInt = value.GetHashCode(); // returns the integer value
    }
}