Archon Enums Utility
Provides convenient utility methods for working with Enums and their user-friendly descriptions.
How to Use
Install via nuget
install-package Archon.Enums
Make sure to add using Archon.Enums; to the top of your files to get access to the following extension methods.
Categories & Descriptions
Given an enum that looks like this:
enum Color
{
[Category("Blues")]
[Description("Alice's Wonderland Blue")]
AliceBlue,
GhostWhite,
[Category("Blues")]
Navy
}You can now easily retrieve the descriptions and categories for an enum:
Assert.Equal("Alice's Wonderland Blue", Color.AliceBlue.DescriptionOf());
Assert.Equal("Blues", Color.AliceBlue.CategoryOf());as well as get sensible defaults for non-defined descriptions:
Assert.Equal("Ghost White", Color.GhostWhite.DescriptionOf());You can also list out the descriptors for the enum:
IEnumerable<EnumDescriptor> values = EnumUtility.Describe(typeof(Color));
foreach (var val in values)
{
Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}: {1} ({2})", val.Category, val.Description, val.Value));
//this will output "Blues: Alice's Wonderland Blue (AliceBlue)" for Color.AliceBlue
}States/Provinces & Countries
Install the geography nuget package
install-package Archon.Enums.Geography
This includes two enum types, StateProvince and Country which enumerate US states, Canadian provinces, and countries utilizing the aforementioned framework with user friendly descriptions & categories.