GetEnumDescription
Gets the description attribute assigned to an item in an Enum.
Source
public static class EnumExtensions
{
public static string GetEnumDescription(this Enum value)
{
System.Reflection.FieldInfo fi = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
DescriptionAttribute[] attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[])fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);
if (attributes != null && attributes.Length > 0)
return attributes[0].Description;
else
return value.ToString();
}
}Example
enum ErrorCode
{
[Description("Failed to print")]
FailedToPrint = 345,
[Description("Failed to save")]
FailedToSave = 233,
}
...
...
string res = ErrorCode.FailedToPrint.GetEnumDescription(); // Failed to print