C# Enum.ToString() with complete name

Question

I am searching a solution to get the complete String of an enum.

Example:

Public Enum Color
{
    Red = 1,
    Blue = 2
}
Color color = Color.Red;

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Answer 1

You can use extension methods.

public static class EnumExtension
{
    public static string ToCompleteName(this Color c)
    {
        return "Color." + c.ToString();
    }
}

Now method below will return "Color.Red".

color.ToCompleteName();

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