Comments on: Extending the Enum http://www.technoag.com/2005/10/25/extending-the-enum/ code / architecture / technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: David Gardiner http://www.technoag.com/2005/10/25/extending-the-enum/#comment-12 David Gardiner Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:48:24 +0000 http://www.technoag.com/2005/10/25/extending-the-enum/#comment-12 I like your suggestion of a custom attribute to store the alternate representations of the enum values. I've recently had a similar problem, and what I also made use of was the .NET TypeConverter class. I created a custom TypeConverter that I associated with my enum. Currently, my type converter stores the alternate values internally, but I think i might change it to use attributes like you do. -dave I like your suggestion of a custom attribute to store the alternate representations of the enum values.

I’ve recently had a similar problem, and what I also made use of was the .NET TypeConverter class. I created a custom TypeConverter that I associated with my enum.

Currently, my type converter stores the alternate values internally, but I think i might change it to use attributes like you do.

-dave

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