/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the default value of the enumeration.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <returns>The default value of the enumeration.</returns>
/// <remarks>The standard default for an enum is 0, but this method will honor a Attributes.EnumDefaultValueAttribute if one has been applied by the developer of the enum.</remarks>
public T Default <T>()
{
T result;
EnumDefaultValueAttribute.GetDefaultValue <T>(out result);
return(result);
}
public static string GetEnumDefaultValueEnum(this object value)
{
Type type = value.GetType();
FieldInfo field = type.GetField(Enum.GetName(type, value));
if (field != null)
{
if (Attribute.IsDefined(field, typeof(EnumDefaultValueAttribute)))
{
EnumDefaultValueAttribute des = Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(field, typeof(EnumDefaultValueAttribute)) as EnumDefaultValueAttribute;
if (des != null)
{
return(des.DefaultValue);
}
}
}
return(value.ToString());
}