Displaying User Friendly Enum Values in WPF

Henrik Jonsson

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Presents a helper class to easily display user-friendly enum value representations including customizable and localizable text, images, and arbitrary XAML content. This class can also be used as a general XAML switch statement for enum and non-enum classes.

EnumTools_v1_3.zip
- EnumTools.Demo
  - app.config
  - App.xaml
  - App.xaml.cs
  - EnumBindings.csproj
  - EnumItem.cs
  - EnumItemList.cs
  - EnumTools.Demo.csproj
  - ItemGrid.cs
  - LocalizableDescription.cs
  - MainWindow.xaml
  - MainWindow.xaml.cs
  - MyModelView.cs
  - Properties
  - Resources
    - FontStyles_Bold.ico
    - FontStyles_Normal.bmp
    - FontStyles_Unknown.ico
  - Subtract.bmp
  - TableGrid.cs
  - Themes
    - Generic.xaml
  - Window1.xaml
  - Window1.xaml.cs
- EnumTools.sln
- EnumTools
  - EnumItem.cs
  - EnumItemList.cs
  - EnumItemTypeConverter.cs
  - EnumTools.csproj
  - ImageSourceHelpers.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
EnumTools.zip
- EnumTools.Demo
  - app.config
  - App.xaml
  - App.xaml.cs
  - EnumBindings.csproj
  - EnumBindings.csproj.user
  - EnumItem.cs
  - EnumItemList.cs
  - EnumTools.Demo.csproj
  - ItemGrid.cs
  - LocalizableDescription.cs
  - MainWindow.xaml
  - MainWindow.xaml.cs
  - MyModelView.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Resources.Designer.cs
    - Resources.resx
    - Resources.se-SE.Designer.cs
    - Resources.se-SE.resx
    - Settings.Designer.cs
    - Settings.settings
    - Resources
      - FontStyles_Bold.ico
      - FontStyles_Normal.bmp
      - FontStyles_Unknown.ico
    - Subtract.bmp
    - TableGrid.cs
    - Themes
      - Generic.xaml
    - Window1.xaml
    - Window1.xaml.cs
  - EnumTools.sln
  - EnumTools
    - EnumItem.cs
    - EnumItemList.cs
    - EnumItemTypeConverter.cs
    - EnumTools.csproj
    - ImageSourceHelpers.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
enumtools-noexe.zip
enumtools_v1_3-noexe.zip
- EnumTools.sln


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
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EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "EnumTools.Demo", "EnumTools.Demo\EnumTools.Demo.csproj", "{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Debug|Mixed Platforms = Debug|Mixed Platforms
		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
		Release|Mixed Platforms = Release|Mixed Platforms
		Release|x86 = Release|x86
	EndGlobalSection
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		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{2CCEBD48-4F1E-4910-A671-6087ABCCEE6F}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|x86
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		{C872D821-6844-415C-9898-9CB5F88AAB37}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Written By

Henrik Jonsson

Software Developer

Sweden

Henrik Jonsson is a Microsoft Professional Certified Windows Developer (MCPD) that currently works as an IT consultant in Västerås, Sweden.

Henrik has worked in several small and large software development projects in various roles such as architect, developer, CM and tester.

He regularly reads The Code Project articles to keep updated about .NET development and get new ideas. He has contributed with articles presenting some useful libraries for Undo/Redo, Dynamic Linq Sorting and a Silverlight 5 MultiBinding solution.

Displaying User Friendly Enum Values in WPF

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