Something like that may work:
private static IEnumerable<string> GetDescriptions(Type type)
{
var descs = new List<string>();
var names = Enum.GetNames(type);
foreach (var name in names)
{
var field = type.GetField(name);
var fds = field.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), true);
foreach (DescriptionAttribute fd in fds)
{
descs.Add(fd.Description);
}
}
return descs;
}
however you may review some logic there: such as is it ok to start of names? how are you going to handle multiple Description attributes? What if some of them are missing - do you want a name or just skip it like above? etc.
just reviewed your question. For the VALUE you would have something like that:
private static IEnumerable<string> GetDescriptions(Enum value)
{
var descs = new List<string>();
var type = value.GetType();
var name = Enum.GetName(type, value);
var field = type.GetField(name);
var fds = field.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), true);
foreach (DescriptionAttribute fd in fds)
{
descs.Add(fd.Description);
}
return descs;
}
however it is not possible to place two Description attributes on single field, so I guess it may return just string.
