Convert Enum Value to English using a function

Question

I am trying to write a function that will convert an enum value to english.

I can easily do this line be line, but a function would be the better solution.

For example:

Public Enum UpdateEnum
    No_Update_Required = 0
    WebSite_Needs_Update = 1
    Internal_Needs_Update = 2
End Enum

Public Enum EmailComparisonEnum
    WebSiteEmailRequiresUpdate = 0
    InternalEmailRequireUpdate = 1
    NoUpdateRequired = 2
End Enum

Now I can easily convert an enum numeric value into english using the following code:

EmailStatus = [Enum].GetName(GetType(EmailComparisonEnum), EnumVariable)

Let's say that EnumVariable = 2. Then Email Status would be assigned with "NoUpdateRequired".

Since doing this line by line, every time I need to convert an enum to English would look cumbersome and (important) I have several enum types; I want to create a function to do this.

My current function:

Private Function ConvertEnumValueToEnglish(EnumType As Type, Value As Integer) As String
    ConvertEnumValueToEnglish = [Enum].GetName(GetType(EnumType), Value)
End Function

But so far I cannot figure out how to do this.

You can use a `Description` rather than another enum. See [Enum Descriptions](http://stackoverflow.com/a/25477800/1070452) — Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, Jul 20 '15 at 13:27
If [that answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/25477800/1070452) works, just upvote it - no need to duplicate answers — Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, Jul 20 '15 at 13:43
@Plutonix you **do not** need reflection to get these according to your answer in the link you provided; overkill and not needed. — Trevor, Jul 20 '15 at 14:27
All you need to do is `Cast` the value to the `Enum Object`... — Trevor, Jul 20 '15 at 14:49
@436f6465786572 the OP could convert one enum to another to get a *different* name or text that way (X). But since he wants a friendlier name, using the `DescriptionAttribute` would allow spaces and reserved words in the text (Y). Since Attributes are meta-data, you need to use reflection (even `Enum.GetNames` uses reflection under the hood). — Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, Jul 20 '15 at 19:10

Convert Enum Value to English using a function

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