Get Enum Values as Dictionary

public static class EnumHelper { /// <summary> /// Gets the Enum values as Dictionary. /// The Dictionary's Key is the Enum Name or your Description. /// The Dictionary's Value is the Enum value. /// </summary> /// <typeparam name="TEnum">The Enum type.</typeparam> /// <returns>Returns a dictionary with the Enum values.</returns> public static IDictionary<string, object> GetValuesAsDictionary<TEnum>() where TEnum : struct, IConvertible { Type enumType = typeof(TEnum); FieldInfo field = null; var values = new Dictionary<string, object>(); foreach (var enumValue in Enum.GetValues(enumType)) { field = enumType.GetField(enumValue.ToString()); // Ignore the "None" value. if (field != null && !field.Name.ToLower(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture).Equals("none")) { values.Add(GetEnumValueDescription(field), field.GetRawConstantValue()); } } return values; } /// <summary> /// Gets the Enum value description by "DescriptionAttribute" or your name. /// </summary> /// <param name="field">The Enum field.</param> /// <returns>Returns the Enum value description.</returns> private static string GetEnumValueDescription(FieldInfo field) { DescriptionAttribute descriptionAttribute = field.GetCustomAttribute<DescriptionAttribute>(false); if (descriptionAttribute == null) { return field.Name; } return descriptionAttribute.Description; } }