The GetEnumDescription method retrieves a description of a specified enumeration type. This method is part of the TypeLibrary class within the Sandbox.Internal namespace. It is used to obtain metadata about an enumeration, which can be useful for reflection or dynamic type handling scenarios.
To use the GetEnumDescription method, you need to pass a System.Type object representing the enumeration type you want to describe. The method returns an EnumDescription object that contains metadata about the enumeration.
Ensure that the type you pass is indeed an enumeration; otherwise, the method may not behave as expected.
// Example usage of GetEnumDescription
// Assume we have an enumeration defined as follows:
public enum Color
{
Red,
Green,
Blue
}
// Retrieve the type of the enumeration
Type enumType = typeof(Color);
// Get the description of the enumeration
EnumDescription description = TypeLibrary.GetEnumDescription(enumType);
// Use the description as needed
// For example, you might want to iterate over the enum values
foreach (var value in description.Values)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Name: {value.Name}, Value: {value.Value}");
}