/// <summary>
/// Returns a string description for the enum
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TEnumType">The enum value.</typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string DiscriptionFor(Enum value)
{
string display = Enum.GetName(value.GetType(), value);
FieldInfo field = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
if (field != null)
{
foreach (Attribute currAttr in field.GetCustomAttributes(true))
{
DisplayAsAttribute valueAttribute = currAttr as DisplayAsAttribute;
if (valueAttribute != null)
display = valueAttribute.Name;
}
}
return display;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a dictionary containing all values of an enumeration type
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TEnumType">The type of the enum type.</typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Dictionary<int, string> DictionaryOf<TEnumType>()
{
Dictionary<int, string> dictionary = new Dictionary<int, string>();
Type enumType = typeof(TEnumType);
if (enumType.IsEnum)
{
foreach(FieldInfo field in enumType.GetFields(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.Public))
{
int value = (int)field.GetValue(null);
string display = Enum.GetName(enumType, value);
foreach(Attribute currAttr in field.GetCustomAttributes(true))
{
DisplayAsAttribute valueAttribute = currAttr as DisplayAsAttribute;
if (valueAttribute != null)
display = valueAttribute.Name;
}
dictionary.Add(value, display);
}
}
return dictionary;
}
