Helper functions for pulling attributes from enums. #enum

EnumExt.cs

/// <summary>
/// A helper class which helps conversion between enum and code.
/// </summary>
public static class EnumExt
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Get a description of Enum
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="value">Enum value</param>
    /// <returns>description</returns>
    public static string GetDescription(this Enum value)
    {
        FieldInfo fieldInfo = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
        var attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[])fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);
        if (attributes.Length > 0)
            return attributes[0].Description;
        return value.ToString();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Get a description of Enum
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="value">Enum value</param>
    /// <returns>description</returns>
    public static string GetDisplayName(this Enum value)
    {
        FieldInfo fieldInfo = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
        var attributes = (DisplayAttribute[])fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DisplayAttribute), false);
        if (attributes.Length > 0)
            return attributes[0].Name;
        return value.ToString();
    }
}