Get enum description

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Intrduction

Get enum description from enum class, similar get variable name directly.

enum.cs

private enum Country
{
    [Description("United States")]
    US,
    [Description("Dutch")]
    Dutch,
    [Description("Japan")]
    Japan,
    [Description("France")]
    France,
    [Description("Russia")]
    Russia,
}


private static string getEnumDescription(Enum value)
{
    FieldInfo fi = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());

    DescriptionAttribute[] attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[])fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);

    if (attributes != null && attributes.Length > 0)
        return attributes[0].Description;
    else
        return value.ToString();
}