// You have to create a helper to get what you need
public class Program
{
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var name = "first_name";
CustomFields customFields = EnumHelper<CustomFields>.GetValueFromName(name);
}
}
public enum CustomFields
{
[Display(Name = "first_name")]
FirstName = 1,
[Display(Name = "last_name")]
LastName = 2,
}
public static class EnumHelper<T>
{
public static T GetValueFromName(string name)
{
var type = typeof (T);
if (!type.IsEnum) throw new InvalidOperationException();
foreach (var field in type.GetFields())
{
var attribute = Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(field,
typeof (DisplayAttribute)) as DisplayAttribute;
if (attribute != null)
{
if (attribute.Name == name)
{
return (T) field.GetValue(null);
}
}
else
{
if (field.Name == name)
return (T) field.GetValue(null);
}
}
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("name");
}
}