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Description attribute retrieval using an extension method.

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  1. public enum PaymentTypes
  2.     {
  3.         [Description("Mooring Licence Fee")]
  4.         MooringLicenceFee = 1, 
  5.         Contact = 2,
  6.         Vessel = 3,
  7.         Enquiry = 4,
  8.         [Description("Inspection Entry")]
  9.         InspectionEntry = 5,
  10.         Lease = 6,
  11.         [Description("Licence Transfer")]
  12.         LicenceTransfer = 7,
  13.         Other = 8
  14.     }
  15.  
  16. public static class Extensions
  17.     {
  18.         public static string GetDescription(this PaymentTypes value)
  19.         {
  20.             Type type = value.GetType();
  21.             string name = Enum.GetName(type, value);
  22.             if (name != null)
  23.             {
  24.                 FieldInfo field = type.GetField(name);
  25.                 if (field != null)
  26.                 {
  27.                     DescriptionAttribute attr = Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(field, typeof(DescriptionAttribute)) as DescriptionAttribute;
  28.                     if (attr == null)
  29.                     {
  30.                         return name;
  31.                     }
  32.                     else
  33.                     {
  34.                         return attr.Description;
  35.                     }
  36.                 }
  37.             }
  38.             return null;
  39.  
  40.         }
  41.     }

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