Nice article :http://blog.waynehartman.com/articles/84.aspx
public class EnumUtils
{
public static string stringValueOf(Enum value)
{
FieldInfo fi = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
DescriptionAttribute[] attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[])fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);
if (attributes.Length > 0)
{
return attributes[0].Description;
}
else
{
return value.ToString();
}
}
public static object enumValueOf(string value, Type enumType)
{
string[] names = Enum.GetNames(enumType);
foreach (string name in names)
{
if (stringValueOf((Enum)Enum.Parse(enumType, name)).Equals(value))
{
return Enum.Parse(enumType, name);
}
}
throw new ArgumentException(“The string is not a description or value of the specified enum.”);
}
}
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public enum ShippingOptions
{
[DescriptionAttribute("2nd Day Air")]
SecondDayAir = 01,
[DescriptionAttribute("Next Day Air")]
NextDayAir = 02,
Ground = 03
}
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EnumUtils.stringValueOf(Enums.ShippingOptions SecondDayAir)
Answer is : 2nd Day Air