How do I select a random value from an enumeration?

Question

Given an arbitrary enumeration in C#, how do I select a random value?

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Answer 1

Adapted as a Random class extension:

public static class RandomExtensions
{   
    public static T NextEnum(this Random random)
    {
        var values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(T));
        return (T)values.GetValue(random.Next(values.Length));
    }
}

Example of usage:

var random = new Random();
var myEnumRandom = random.NextEnum();