[WPF] ComboBox Enum Description

 

 

 

 

 

EnumToCollectionConverter.cs

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EnumToCollectionConverter.cs

public static class EnumHelper
{
    public static string Description(this Enum value)
    {
        var attributes = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString()).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);
        if (attributes.Any())
            return (attributes.First() as DescriptionAttribute).Description;

        // If no description is found, the least we can do is replace underscores with spaces
        // You can add your own custom default formatting logic here
        TextInfo ti = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo;
        return ti.ToTitleCase(ti.ToLower(value.ToString().Replace("_", " ")));
    }

    public static IEnumerable<ValueDescription> GetAllValuesAndDescriptions(Type t)
    {
        if (!t.IsEnum)
            throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(t)} must be an enum type");

        return Enum.GetValues(t).Cast<Enum>().Select((e) => new ValueDescription() { Value = e, Description = e.Description() }).ToList();
    }
}

[ValueConversion(typeof(Enum), typeof(IEnumerable<ValueDescription>))]
public class EnumToCollectionConverter : MarkupExtension, IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        return EnumHelper.GetAllValuesAndDescriptions(value.GetType());
    }
    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        return null;
    }
    public override object ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
    {
        return this;
    }
}
public class ValueDescription
{
    public object Value { get; set; }
    public object Description { get; set; }
}

 

 

Model.cs || ViewModel.cs

 

 

xaml

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6145888/how-to-bind-an-enum-to-a-combobox-control-in-wpf