EnumExtender.GetDescription

EnumExtender.GetDescription

public static string GetDescription(this Enum enumerationValue)
{
    Type type = enumerationValue.GetType();
    MemberInfo member = type.GetMembers().Where(w => w.Name == Enum.GetName(type, enumerationValue)).FirstOrDefault();
    var attribute = member?.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false).FirstOrDefault() as DescriptionAttribute;
    return attribute?.Description != null ? attribute.Description : enumerationValue.ToString();
}