/// <summary>
/// Get Display Name for Enum Value
/// </summary>
/// <param name="val">The enum value</param>
/// <returns>The attribute of type T that exists on the enum value</returns>
public static string ToDisplayString(this Enum val)
{
DisplayAttribute[] attributes = (DisplayAttribute[])val.GetType().GetField(val.ToString()).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DisplayAttribute), false);
if (attributes.Length > 0)
{
if (null == attributes[0].ResourceType)
{
return(attributes[0].Name);
}
try
{
var resourceManager = ResourceManagers.GetResourceManager(attributes[0].ResourceType);
string value = resourceManager.GetString(attributes[0].Name);
return(value == null ? string.Empty : value);
}
catch
{
return(attributes[0].Name);
}
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException(@"Enum does not support attribute ""Display""");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Display Name for Enum Value
/// </summary>
/// <param name="val">The enum value</param>
/// <returns>The attribute of type T that exists on the enum value</returns>
public static string ToClassDisplayString <T>(this T val)
where T : class, new()
{
DisplayClassAttribute[] attributes = (DisplayClassAttribute[])val
.GetType()
.GetTypeInfo()
.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DisplayClassAttribute), false);
if (attributes.Length > 0)
{
if (null == attributes[0].ResourceType)
{
return(attributes[0].Name);
}
try
{
var resourceManager = ResourceManagers.GetResourceManager(attributes[0].ResourceType);
string value = resourceManager.GetString(attributes[0].Name);
return(value == null ? string.Empty : value);
}
catch
{
return(attributes[0].Name);
}
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException(@"Class does not support attribute ""Display""");
}
}
