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/// <summary>
/// Fnction to return the text value based on the index provided
/// </summary>
/// <param name="_enum">Enum to work with</param>
/// <param name="name">The value we're looking for</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public static string GetStringValue(Type _enum, string name)
{
    string str = string.Empty;
    //get the names from the enumeration
    string[] names = System.Enum.GetNames(_enum);
    //get the values from the enumeration
    int[] values = System.Enum.GetValues(_enum);
    //Now we loop through all the names in the enum list
    //looking for a match
    for (int i = 0; i <= names.Length - 1; i++)
    {
        //If this current index matches the name
        //then we return that name
        if (names[i] == name)
        {
            str = names[i;
            break; 
        }
    }
    return str;
}