Use Attribute for Enum description

Question

I have a Enum and want to add a description foreach value. I read something about attributes, which could solve my problem. I try to implement the solution from msdn but without succes. It works if iam using a class but not with enum values.

Is it possible that someone post how that works?

regards

Heres a link to the msdn solution. Thats what i try to do. Only difference is that i want to do with enum value.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/aa288454(v=vs.71).aspx

Example:

public enum Color
{
  [Description("This is red")]
  Red,
  [Description("This is blue")]
  Blue
}

how can i get acces to the description and how i have to implement the description class/method?

Please explain what you have tried and what is not working for you? — Oded, Apr 14 '13 at 18:48
Guys, don't know who downvoted him, but why don't you simply just wait for his reactions and THEN downvote if he doesn't improve the question? It's easy to hit `-`, isn't it? — walther, Apr 14 '13 at 18:50
@Nathum Litvin thanks this post was really helpfull. I got it now. — Sebi, Apr 15 '13 at 06:33

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 14 '13 at 18:52

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Something like this

using System.ComponentModel;

public enum MyColors{
   [Description("Editor Color")]
   White,
   [Description("Errors Color")]
   Red,
   [Description("Comments Color")]
   Green
}

answered Apr 14 '13 at 18:52

Patrick D'Souza

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Thats exactly what i want to do. But how can i get acces on description. Thats my problem. – Sebi Apr 15 '13 at 06:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '13 at 06:08

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Try this for enum

public enum MyColors{
[Description("Editor Color")]
White,
[Description("Errors Color")]
Red,
[Description("Comments Color")]
Green
}


var type = typeof(MyColors);
var memInfo = type.GetMember(MyColors.White.ToString());
var attributes = memInfo[0].GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute),
false);
var description = ((DescriptionAttribute)attributes[0]).Description;

answered Apr 15 '13 at 06:08

Rajeev Kumar

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I am pretty sure you just copied it from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1799370/getting-attributes-of-enums-value – Nahum Apr 15 '13 at 06:13
@NahumLitvin well Dear, I have already used this code once in my application using this post. So i just copy and paste it from my code where i hv used it.. – Rajeev Kumar Apr 15 '13 at 06:15

Use Attribute for Enum description

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