public static string GetElement(this MeasurementType measType) { Attribute[] attributes = measType.GetAttributes(); MeasurementTypeAttribute attr = null; for (int i = 0; i < attributes.Length; i++) { if (attributes[i].GetType() == typeof(MeasurementTypeAttribute)) { attr = (MeasurementTypeAttribute)attributes[i]; break; } } if (attr == null) { return(null); } else { return(attr.Element); } }