Adding Descriptions to your Enumerations

EnumUtils.cs

// From http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13821/Adding-Descriptions-to-your-Enumerations
public class EnumUtils<T>
{
  public static string GetDescription(T enumValue, string defDesc)
  {
 
    FieldInfo fi = enumValue.GetType().GetField(enumValue.ToString());
 
    if (null != fi)
    {
      object[] attrs = fi.GetCustomAttributes
    (typeof(DescriptionAttribute), true);
      if (attrs != null && attrs.Length > 0)
        return ((DescriptionAttribute)attrs[0]).Description;
    }
 
    return defDesc;
  }
 
  public static string GetDescription(T enumValue)
  {
    return GetDescription(enumValue, string.Empty);
  }
 
  public static T FromDescription(string description)
  {
    Type t = typeof(T);
    foreach (FieldInfo fi in t.GetFields())
    {
      object[] attrs = fi.GetCustomAttributes
    (typeof(DescriptionAttribute), true);
      if (attrs != null && attrs.Length > 0)
      {
        foreach (DescriptionAttribute attr in attrs)
        {
          if (attr.Description.Equals(description))
            return (T)fi.GetValue(null);
        }
      }
    }
    return default(T);
  }
}