Extendable Enums??? Java-Like

Extendable Enums??? Java-Like

• mark oppenheim

  You could use attributes to embed this kind of information, for example:

  public enum MyEnum { [Category("My Category 1")] Value1 = 1, [Category("My Category 2")] Value2 = 2, }

  For more information, see the following MSDN topic: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconExtendingMetadataUsingAttributes.asp

  
  
  

• Ryan Garaygay

  Unfortunately, there's no equivalent of Java enums in C#. This is the area where C# is weakest in terms of object-orientation, IMO.
  
  See http://msmvps.com/blogs/jon.skeet/archive/2006/01/05/classenum.aspx for my ideas about how C# could be improved here.
  
  Jon
  
  
  
  

• ryulite

  No you can not do that in C#.

  If you really need an int and a string, one thing you could abuse is Enum.GetName(enumType, enumValue). Just make the names of the enum values the same as the strings you want. Though if i were the person that would need to maintain that code i'd have you shot if you actually use that .

  
  
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