public static class EnumHelper
    {
        public static T GetAttribute<T>(this Enum value) where T : Attribute
        {
            var type = value.GetType();
            var memberInfo = type.GetMember(value.ToString());
            var attributes = memberInfo[0].GetCustomAttributes(typeof(T), false);
            return (T)attributes[0];
        }

        public static string ToDescription(this Enum value)
        {
            var attribute = value.GetAttribute<DescriptionAttribute>();
            return attribute == null ? value.ToString() : attribute.Description;
        }

        public static List<string> GetAttributeDescriptions<T>() where T : struct, IConvertible
        {
            if (!typeof(T).IsEnum)
                throw new ArgumentException("T must be an enumerated type");
            var items = new List<string>();
            foreach (Enum item in Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)))
            {
                items.Add(item.ToDescription());
            }
            return items;
        }
    }