Basic TypeDescriptor example

TypeDescriptor.cs

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace dotNetPlayGround
{
    public enum DataType : int
    {
        None = 0,
        [Description("A")]
        Alpha = 1,
        [Description("N")]
        Numeric,
        [Description("AN")]
        AlphaNumeric,
        [Description("D")]
        Date
    }

    class TypeDescriptor
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            AttributeCollection col = System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(typeof(DataType));
            DescriptionAttribute myAttribute = (DescriptionAttribute)col[typeof(DescriptionAttribute)];
            Console.WriteLine(myAttribute.Description);
        }
    }
}