Enumeration with return of prop name & value

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Hi,
I need to write an enumeration collection that is capable of enumerating over a set of string values and returning the property name and value. Can anyone provide me an example of how to write this?
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Vikram · Answer

Hi, I did similar to what is you are expecting. First write one Class which is derived from Attribute. public class StringValueAttribute : Attribute { #region Properties public string StringValue { get ; protected set ; } #endregion #region Constructor public StringValueAttribute( string value) { this .StringValue = value; } #endregion } public static class Extension { public static string GetStringValue( this Enum value) { // Get the type Type type = value.GetType(); // Get fieldinfo for this type FieldInfo fieldInfo = type.GetField(value.ToString()); // Get the stringvalue attributes StringValueAttribute [] attribs = fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes( typeof ( StringValueAttribute ), false ) as StringValueAttribute []; // Return the first if there was a match. return attribs.Length > 0 ? attribs[0].StringValue : null ; } } Now Define Any Enum as following: public enum Industry { [ StringValue ( "Finance" )] fin, [ StringValue ( "IT" )] it, [ StringValue ( "Telecom" )] tel } And Now you will access property names and values as follows, string val = Industry .fin.GetStringValue(); The val contains string as "Finance" I hope this is what your requirement. Regards, VIkram

Enumeration with return of prop name & value

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