Retrieve enum value based on XmlEnumAttribute name value

Question

I need a Generic function to retrieve the name or value of an enum based on the XmlEnumAttribute \"Name\" property of the enum. For example I have the following enum define

Answer 1

I do something similar with custom attributes and I use this method to get the EnumValue based on the Attribute Value. GetStringValue is my custom method, similar to your example above.

public static class Enums 
{ 
    public static T GetCode(string value) 
    { 
        foreach (object o in System.Enum.GetValues(typeof(T))) 
        { 
            if (((Enum)o).GetStringValue().Equals(value, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                return (T)o; 
        } 
        throw new ArgumentException("No code exists for type " + typeof(T).ToString() + " corresponding to value of " + value); 
    } 
}  

For the whole process I use check this post and the answers: Extending Enums, Overkill?

Sorry this is in C#, just realized you were using VB.NET above.