Enum to list as an extension?

Question

I have various enums that I use as sources for dropdown lists, In order to provide for a user-friendly description, I added a Description attribute to each enum, an

Answer 1

Try replacing

.ToDictionary(k => k, v => v.GetAttributeOfType().Description)

with

.Select(t => new { k = t, v = t.GetAttributeOfType().Description)
.ToDictionary(s => s.k, s => s.v)

In your example, the wrong overload of ToDictionary() is being called.