EnumDescription.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Web;

namespace BCA_Web_Application.Areas.Adthena.Common
{
    public static class EnumDescription
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Retrive Description on Enum e.g
        /// [Description("success")]
        /// Success = 1
        /// when we pass enum, it returns description
        /// EnumDescription.GetDescription(Status.Success)
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="en"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static string GetDescription(Enum en)
        {
            Type type = en.GetType();

            MemberInfo[] memInfo = type.GetMember(en.ToString());

            if (memInfo != null && memInfo.Length > 0)
            {
                object[] attrs = memInfo[0].GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);

                if (attrs != null && attrs.Length > 0)
                {
                    return ((DescriptionAttribute)attrs[0]).Description;
                }
            }

            return en.ToString();
        }
    }
}