How do I get a list of enum values with their names and descriptions in C#?

Asked May 23 '23 at 07:32

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How to convert enum into a List in C#

public enum PaymentType
{
    [Description("Direct Debit")] DD,
    [Description("EFT")] EFT,
    [Description("Live Check")] LCk,
    [Description("Other")] Other,
    [Description("None")] None
}

The above is my Enum, I have tried the below code for converting this into List

var allEnum = Enum.GetValues(typeof(PaymentType)).Cast<PaymentType>().ToList();

and it's generating the result like this

0 DD
1 EFT
2 LCk
3 Other
4 None

but I want this to be like

DD Direct Debit
EFT EFT
LCk Live Check
Other Other
None None

edited May 23 '23 at 07:35

GSerg

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asked May 23 '23 at 07:32

Deepak Verma

It's a god idea to cache the description, for example in a `static Dictionary` to avoid that you need reflection every time. – Tim Schmelter May 23 '23 at 07:36
@TimSchmelter Surely the idea, while good, is not that divine? – GSerg May 23 '23 at 09:28
@GSerg: What do you mean? – Tim Schmelter May 23 '23 at 11:37
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@TimSchmelter https://i.stack.imgur.com/Of5pZ.png – GSerg May 23 '23 at 11:50

How do I get a list of enum values with their names and descriptions in C#?

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