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Since enumeration uses integers, what other structure can I use to give me enum-like access to the value linked to the name: [I know this is wrong, looking for alternative] private enum Project { Cleanup = new Guid("2ED3164-BB48-499B-86C4-A2B1114BF1"), Maintenance = new Guid("39D31D4-28EC-4832-827B-A11129EB2"), Upgrade = new Guid("892F865-E38D-46D7-809A-49510111C1"), Sales = new Guid("A5690E7-1111-4AFB-B44D-1DF3AD66D435"), Replacement = new Guid("11E5CBA2-EDDE-4ECA-BDFD-63BDBA725C8C"), Modem = new Guid("6F686C73-504B-111-9A0B-850C26FDB25F"), Audit = new Guid("30558C7-66D9-4189-9BD9-2B87D11190"), Queries = new Guid("9985242-516A-4151-B7DD-851112F562") } EDIT 2014-07-20 This is a newer answer to this question. Using the Attribute class with a helper method, define the extra attributes needed on your enum. public enum MultiValueEnum { [FooAttribute("alpha", 20d, true)] First, [FooAttribute("beta", 40.91d, false)] Second, [FooAttribute("gamma", 1.2d, false)] Third, } public class FooAttribute : Attribute { internal FooAttribute(string name, double percentage, bool isGood) { this.Name = name; this.Percentage = (decimal)percentage; this.IsGood = isGood; } public string Name { get; private set; } public decimal Percentage { get; private set; } public bool IsGood { get; private set; } } public static TAttribute GetAttribute<TAttribute>(this Enum value) where TAttribute : Attribute { var type = value.GetType(); var name = Enum.GetName(type, value); return type.GetField(name) .GetCustomAttributes(false)

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