using System.ComponentModel;
public enum RequestStatus
[Description("Земли населенных пунктов")]
public static string GetEnumDescription(Enum value)
FieldInfo fi = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
DescriptionAttribute[] attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[])fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);
if (attributes != null && attributes.Length > 0)
return attributes[0].Description;
public static void Main()
var status = RequestStatus.Work;
var type = status.GetType();
var name = Enum.GetName(type, status);
Console.WriteLine(GetEnumDescription(status));