how to use enum with DescriptionAttribute in asp.net mvc

Question

I am new to asp.net MVC. I am trying to use dropdown control on my view page, which populates from enum. I also want to add custom descriptions to dropdown values. I searched so

Answer 1

Given :

public enum MyEnum
{
    [Description("This is the description if my member A")]
    A,
    [Description("This is the description if my member B")]
    B
}

I personally use this extension method to get a description from my enum:

 public static string GetDescription(this 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();
            }
        }

To use it:

MyEnum.A.GetDescription();

Hope this help.