sharee.bike-App/SharedBusinessLogic/Model/EnumExtensions.cs

using System;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Reflection;

namespace ShareeBike.Model
{
	public static class EnumExtensions
	{
		public static string GetDisplayName(this Enum enu)
		{
			var attr = GetDisplayAttribute(enu);
			return attr != null ? attr.Name : enu.ToString();
		}

		public static string GetDescription(this Enum enu)
		{
			var attr = GetDisplayAttribute(enu);
			return attr != null ? attr.Description : enu.ToString();
		}

		private static DisplayAttribute GetDisplayAttribute(object value)
		{
			Type type = value?.GetType() ?? typeof(object);
			if (!type.IsEnum)
			{
				throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Type {0} is not an enum", type));
			}

			// Get the enum field.
			var field = type.GetField(value.ToString());
			return field == null ? null : field.GetCustomAttribute<DisplayAttribute>();
		}
	}
}