/// <summary>Obtains the EnumMemberAttribute.Value property or enumeration ToString().</summary>
/// <param name="type">Type of enumeration being passed in.</param>
/// <param name="field">Value of the enumeration being passed in.</param>
/// <returns>EnumMemberAttribute or resourceType.ToString().</returns>
public static string ToAttributeValue(Type type, Enum field)
{
Guard.AgainstNull(type);
Guard.AgainstNull(field);
if (!type.IsEnum)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
EnumMemberAttribute attribute = EnumExtensions.GetEnumMemberAttribute(type, field.ToString());
return(attribute == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(attribute.Value) ?
field.ToString() :
attribute.Value);
}
/// <summary>Gets the enum from EnumMemberAttribute.</summary>
/// <param name="enumType">Type of the enum.</param>
/// <param name="fieldValue">The field value.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static Enum GetEnumFromAttribute(Type enumType, string fieldValue)
{
if (!enumType.IsEnum)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
foreach (var value in Enum.GetValues(enumType))
{
EnumMemberAttribute attribute = EnumExtensions.GetEnumMemberAttribute(enumType, value.ToString());
if (attribute != null && string.Equals(attribute.Value, fieldValue))
{
return((Enum)value);
}
}
return(null);
}
