CSharp · Console
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Linq;
public enum BusinessCategory
{
[Description("Computers & Internet")]
ComputersInternet = 1,
[Description("Finance & Banking")]
FinanceBanking = 2,
[Description("Healthcare")]
Healthcare = 3,
[Description("Manufacturing")]
Manufacturing = 4
}
public class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
// Get all possible values
var values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(BusinessCategory)).Cast<BusinessCategory>();
foreach(var v in values)
{
// Write to the console info about each value
Console.WriteLine("{0}[{1}] => {2}", v, (int)v, v.GetEnumDescription());
}
}
}
public static class EnumExtensions
{
public static string GetEnumDescription(this Enum value, string defaultValue = null)
{
return value.GetEnumAttribute<DescriptionAttribute>(a => a.Description, defaultValue);
}
private static string GetEnumAttribute<TAttr>(this Enum value, Func<TAttr, string> expr, string defaultValue = null)where TAttr : Attribute
{
FieldInfo fi = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
var attributes = fi.GetCustomAttributes<TAttr>(false).ToArray();
return (attributes != null && attributes.Length > 0) ? expr(attributes.First()) : (defaultValue ?? value.ToString());
}
}