GetStringValue
If your enum member has attribute Display from System.ComponentModel.Annotations you can get this annotation value
Source
public static string GetStringValue(this Enum value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return null;
}
var memberInfo = value.GetType().GetMember(value.ToString()).FirstOrDefault();
return memberInfo?.GetCustomAttribute<DisplayAttribute>()?.GetName() ?? string.Empty;
}Example
public enum Sample {
[Display("ExampleValue")]
Value
}
public class Program {
public void Main(){
Console.WriteLine(Sample.Value.GetStringValue()); // prints ExampleValue
}
}