How can I use C++ enum types like C# ?
consider following definition in c++ :
enum myEnum { A, B, C};
myEnum en = A;
Now I want write line #2 as following line like C# :
myEnum en = myEnum.A;
??
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A:
What exactly is the question here? Your C# example will work as you have written it (although it doesn't match the .NET naming conventions...)
thecoop
2010-09-16 20:44:53
I think he wants to use the C# syntax in C++.
Jim Mischel
2010-09-16 20:47:29
+5
A:
Well, different rules in C++. Closest you could get is this slight abomination:
namespace myEnum {
enum myEnum { A, B, C};
}
myEnum::myEnum en = myEnum::A;
Hans Passant
2010-09-16 20:46:28
It is a very nice solution. But is there any other solution without using namespace ?
Behrouz Mohamadi
2010-09-16 20:55:58
+5
A:
C++0x introduces enum class that does exactly what you want:
enum class myEnum { A, B, C };
myEnum en = myEnum::A;
In C, I would probably use good old prefixing:
enum myEnum { myEnum_A, myEnum_B, myEnum_C };
myEnum en = myEnum_A;
FredOverflow
2010-09-16 20:57:14
@Behrouz: C doesn't have namespaces or scoping like this. You can't.
Billy ONeal
2010-09-16 21:13:53
A:
C++0x introduces enum class that does exactly what you want:
enum class myEnum { A, B, C }; myEnum en = myEnum::A;
In C, I would probably use good old prefixing:
enum myEnum { myEnum_A, myEnum_B, myEnum_C }; myEnum en = myEnum_A;
webgunner
2010-09-17 06:45:06