Show Enum Description Instead of Name

Question

I had databinding set up like this:

ItemsSource=\"{Binding Source={my:Enumeration {x:Type credit:OccupationCategory}}         


        

Answer 1

This answer is an addition on H.B.'s answer I implemented for my own application:

Check if the Description attribute is added:

Description = (value.GetType().GetMember(value.ToString())[0].GetCustomAttributes(true).OfType().Count() > 0 ? 
                                                value.GetType().GetMember(value.ToString())[0].GetCustomAttributes(true).OfType().First().Description 
                                                : value)

And Set the following attribute to make sure the correct ID's are used: SelectedValuePath="Value"