CUE.NET/Examples/Ambilight/Example_Ambilight_full/TakeAsIs/UI/EnumDescriptionConverter.cs

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows.Data;

namespace Example_Ambilight_full.TakeAsIs.UI
{
    public class EnumDescriptionConverter : IValueConverter
    {
        #region Methods

        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            Enum myEnum = (Enum)value;
            string description = GetEnumDescription(myEnum);
            return description;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            return string.Empty;
        }

        private string GetEnumDescription(Enum enumObj)
        {
            FieldInfo fieldInfo = enumObj.GetType().GetField(enumObj.ToString());
            object[] attribArray = fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(false);

            if (attribArray.Length == 0)
                return enumObj.ToString();

            DescriptionAttribute attrib = attribArray[0] as DescriptionAttribute;
            return attrib?.Description;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}