Enum

GetDescription
Gets value of the first DescriptionAttribute for the enum element.
private enum FooBarBaz
{
    [Description("Some Foo enum")]
    Foo,
    Bar,
    Baz
}
​
string d = FooBarBaz.Foo.GetDescription(); // Some Foo enum
GetDisplayName
Gets value of first DisplayAttribute for the enum element.
private enum FooBarBaz
{
    Foo,
    [Display(Name = "BarBarBar")]
    Bar,
    [Display(Name = "displayNameForEnumBaz", ResourceType = typeof(SomeResources))]
    Baz
}
​
string d1 = FooBarBaz.Foo.GetDisplayName(); // Foo, because no display name was provided
string d2 = FooBarBaz.Bar.GetDisplayName(); // BarBarBar
string d3 = FooBarBaz.Baz.GetDisplayName(); // Value will be taken from SomeResources file

Enumerable

Expression

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