public static string GetJSONDescription(this AreaType area)
{
//Using reflection to get the field info
FieldInfo info = area.GetType().GetField(area.ToString());
//Get the Description Attributes
JSONDescriptionAttribute[] attributes = (JSONDescriptionAttribute[])info.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(JSONDescriptionAttribute), false);
//Only capture the description attribute if it is a concrete result (i.e. 1 entry)
if (attributes.Length == 1)
{
return(attributes[0].Description);
}
else //Use the value for display if not concrete result
{
throw (new CustomAttributeFormatException("Missing JSON Description"));
}
}
