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