Fill all enum value to a List

        

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Reflection;

namespace Common.Extension
{
    public static class EnumExtension
    {
        public static IList<object> GetItems(this Type enumType)
        {
            if (!enumType.IsEnum)
                throw new InvalidOperationException();

            IList<object> list = new List<object>();

            Type typeDescription = typeof(DescriptionAttribute);
            FieldInfo[] fields = enumType.GetFields();
            string text;
            foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
            {
                if (!field.FieldType.IsEnum)
                    continue;

                int value = (int)enumType.InvokeMember(field.Name, BindingFlags.GetField, null, null, null);


                object[] array = field.GetCustomAttributes(typeDescription, false);

                text = array.Length > 0 ? ((DescriptionAttribute)array[0]).Description : field.Name;

                list.Add(new { Value = value, Text = text });

            }
            return list;
        }



    }
}

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