EnumConverter for differerent enum <-> text handling

EnumConverter.cs

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace EifelMono.Core
{
    //   [Obsolete ("Property is deprecated please use Property instead.")]


    #region class Enums
    public enum AutoDetection
    {
        No,
        Yes,
        YesButLower,
        YesButUpper
    }

    public enum TextContent
    {
        Default,
        Lower,
        Upper
    }
    #endregion
    public class EnumConverter<T> where T : struct
    {
        #region Constructors

        protected EnumConverter(string prefix, TextContent textContent, AutoDetection autoDetection)
        {
            if (!typeof(T).GetTypeInfo().IsEnum)
                throw new Exception("T {0} is not an enum", typeof(T).Name);
            m_Prefix = prefix;
            m_TextContent = textContent;
            m_AutoDetection = autoDetection;
        }

        public EnumConverter(string prefix = "") : this(prefix, TextContent.Default, AutoDetection.No)
        {
        }

        public EnumConverter(AutoDetection autoDetection, string prefix= "", TextContent textContent= TextContent.Default): this(prefix, textContent, autoDetection)
        {
        }

        public EnumConverter(): this("", TextContent.Default, AutoDetection.No)
        {
        }


        #endregion

        #region Control Values and functions

        protected AutoDetection m_AutoDetection = AutoDetection.No;

        public AutoDetection AutoDetection { get { return m_AutoDetection; } }

        protected TextContent m_TextContent = TextContent.Default;

        public TextContent TextContent { get { return m_TextContent; } }

        protected string m_Prefix = "";

        public string Prefix { get { return m_Prefix; } }

        protected string RemovePrefix(string value)
        {
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Prefix))
                value = value.Remove(0, Prefix.Length);
            return value;
        }

        protected string AddPrefix(string value)
        {
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Prefix))
                value = Prefix + value;
            return value;
        }

        #endregion

        #region EnumToString

        /// <summary>
        /// Enums to string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The to string.</returns>
        /// <param name="value">Value.</param>
        public string EnumToString(T value)
        {
            string result = value.ToString();
            result = RemovePrefix(result);
            switch (TextContent)
            {
                case TextContent.Lower:
                    result = result.ToLower();
                    break;
                case TextContent.Upper:
                    result = result.ToUpper();
                    break;
            }
            return result;
        }

        #endregion

        #region StringToEnum

        protected List<string> Names = null;
        protected T[] Values = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Strings to enum.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The to enum.</returns>
        /// <param name="value">Value.</param>
        public T StringToEnum(string value)
        {
            T? result = null;
            if (AutoDetection != AutoDetection.No)
            {
            
                if (Names == null)
                {
                    Names = Enum.GetNames(typeof(T)).ToList();
                    switch (AutoDetection)
                    {
                        case AutoDetection.YesButLower:
                            Names = Names.Select(x => x.ToLower()).ToList();
                            break;
                        case AutoDetection.YesButUpper:
                            Names = Names.Select(x => x.ToUpper()).ToList();
                            break;

                    }
                    Values = (T[])Enum.GetValues(typeof(T));
                }
                // no prefix for search because we are searching part of the names
                // value= AddPrefix(value)
                switch (AutoDetection)
                {
                    case AutoDetection.YesButLower:
                        value = value.ToLower();
                        break;
                    case AutoDetection.YesButUpper:
                        value = value.ToUpper();
                        break;
                }

                for (int index = 0; index < Names.Count; index++)
                {
                    string name = Names[index];
                    if (name.Contains(value))
                    {
                        result = Values[index];
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                value = AddPrefix(value);
                T outValue;
                if (Enum.TryParse(value, out outValue))
                    result = outValue;
            }
            if (result == null)
                Log.Message(LogType.Message, "Enum not found for value {0}. Choose default enum {1}", value, default(T));
            return result ?? default(T);
        }

        #endregion

        #region Hide for the programer

        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
      
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return base.ToString();
        }

        #endregion
    }
}