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Module: Azaion.Common.Extensions.EnumExtensions

Purpose

Static utility class for extracting DescriptionAttribute values from enum members and retrieving default enum values.

Public Interface

Method	Signature	Description
GetDescriptions<T>	static Dictionary<T, string> GetDescriptions<T>() where T : Enum	Returns all enum values mapped to their [Description] text
GetDescription	static string GetDescription(this Enum enumValue)	Extension: gets the [Description] of a single enum value
GetDefaultValue<TEnum>	static TEnum GetDefaultValue<TEnum>() where TEnum : struct	Returns the [DefaultValue] attribute's value for an enum type

Internal Logic

• GetDescriptions<T> iterates all enum values via Enum.GetValues, using a private helper GetEnumAttrib to extract the DescriptionAttribute via reflection. Falls back to .ToString() when no attribute exists.
• GetEnumAttrib<T, TAttrib> fetches a custom attribute from an enum member's FieldInfo.

Dependencies

• System.ComponentModel.DescriptionAttribute, System.Reflection (BCL only)

Consumers

• BusinessException (static constructor calls GetDescriptions<ExceptionEnum>())

Data Models

None.

Configuration

None.

External Integrations

None.

Security

None.

Tests

None.