C# Class EnumDescriptionConverter, gert

EnumConverter supporting System.ComponentModel.DescriptionAttribute

Inheritance: System.ComponentModel.EnumConverter

Public Methods

Method	Description
ConvertFrom ( ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value ) : object	Converts the given object to the type of this converter, using the specified context and culture information. This member overrides TypeConverter.ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, object).
ConvertTo ( ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType ) : object	Converts the given value object to the specified type, using the specified context and culture information. This member overrides TypeConverter.ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, object, Type).
EnumDescriptionConverter ( System type ) : System	Constructs EnumDescriptionConverter for a given Enum
GetEnumDescription ( Enum value ) : string	Gets the Description of the given Enumeration value
GetEnumDescription ( System value, string name ) : string	Gets the Description of a named value in an Enumeration
GetEnumValue ( System value, string description ) : object	Gets the value of an Enum, based on it's Description Attribute or named value

Converts the given object to the type of this converter, using the specified context and culture information.

This member overrides TypeConverter.ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, object).

public ConvertFrom ( ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value ) : object
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An that provides a format context.
culture	CultureInfo	A object. If a is passed, the current culture is assumed.
value	object	The to convert.
return	object

Converts the given value object to the specified type, using the specified context and culture information.

This member overrides TypeConverter.ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, object, Type).

public ConvertTo ( ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType ) : object
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An that provides a format context.
culture	CultureInfo	A object. If a is passed, the current culture is assumed.
value	object	The to convert.
destinationType	Type	The to convert the parameter to.
return	object

Constructs EnumDescriptionConverter for a given Enum

public EnumDescriptionConverter ( System type ) : System
type	System
return	System

Gets the Description of the given Enumeration value

public static GetEnumDescription ( Enum value ) : string
value	Enum	The enumeration value
return	string

Gets the Description of a named value in an Enumeration

public static GetEnumDescription ( System value, string name ) : string
value	System	The type of the Enumeration
name	string	The name of the Enumeration value
return	string

Gets the value of an Enum, based on it's Description Attribute or named value

public static GetEnumValue ( System value, string description ) : object
value	System	The Enum type
description	string	The description or name of the element
return	object