Converter to show description of an enum, and convert back to enum value on selecting an item from combo box in wpf

Question

I am using an enum to enlist values in my combobox. I want to write a converter that would show the "description" of the selected enum value. And, when selected, i

Answer 1

Supplement to the above examples to show decorating the enum with attributes.

sealed class DescriptionAttribute : Attribute
{
    readonly string description;

    public DescriptionAttribute(string description)
    {
        this.description = description;
    }

    public string Description
    {
        get { return description; }
    }
}

enum Vehicle
{
    [Description("Benz")]
    Car,
    [Description("Volvo")]
    Bus,
    [Description("Honda")]
    Bike
}

BTW, I wonder why you needed to convert back the description to enum. If you provide the enums itself as ItemSource, you can use the description technique to show the display value in the ComboBox, however, once an item is selected you can directly have an enum as selected item.