use duplicate enum in C#

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Hi,

C#

public enum Clothes
{
public enum Skirts{FLORAL,SHORT}
public enum Shirts{BUTTONED,TUNIC}
}

I want to be able to write in my program something like this:

C#

Shop s=new Shop(Clothes.Skirts.FLORAL,Clothes.Shirts.TUNIC}

How can I do something like this in C#?

Thanks

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:07am

Member 10304617

Updated 10-Jan-14 2:22am

RaviRanjanKr

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ZurdoDev 10-Jan-14 8:08am

Your Shop class will need a constructor that takes those arguments.

Member 10304617 10-Jan-14 8:12am

First - it's just example I need this for something more complicated,
Second - this enum does not compile...

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Karthik_Mahalingam · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-10T02:14:00

Solution 1

you can try like this..

C#

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Shop s = new Shop(Clothes.Skirts.FLORAL, Clothes.Shirts.TUNIC);
    }


}
public class Clothes
{
    public enum Skirts { FLORAL, SHORT }
    public enum Shirts { BUTTONED, TUNIC }
}
public class Shop
{
    public Shop(Clothes.Skirts param1, Clothes.Shirts param2)
    {

    }
}

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:14am

Karthik_Mahalingam

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Member 10304617 10-Jan-14 8:49am

Thanks

Karthik_Mahalingam 10-Jan-14 8:57am

welcome :)

BillWoodruff 10-Jan-14 11:52am

Good answer. +4

I suggest you make the class 'Clothes static so no one can possibly try and create an instance of it. However, if you need non-static Fields, Properties, or Methods, in the 'Clothes class, then leaving it non-static would be necessary.

If you have not inspected what happens if you create an instance of a class, like 'Clothes, I suggest you do so, and then examine what intellisense exposes when you type "Clothes."

Try this: Clothes myNewClothes = new Clothes(); and then type "myNewClothes." in the VS editor window: surprised ?

Karthik_Mahalingam 10-Jan-14 20:21pm

thanks bill,
if we try to create instance then we wont be able to access the enum values with the object,
all we can do is as you said , make it as a static class or to make the constructor as private :)

BillWoodruff 11-Jan-14 0:01am

Hi Karthik,

fyi: Classes ... in a NameSpace scope ... cannot be defined as private. Your definition of 'Clothes above will compile, and is usable with either no access modifier on the class declaration, or the 'public modifier.

Adding a private constructor to the Class to prevent creating instances of it seems less "direct" in expressing "intent" than making it static, but I don't have "religious" convictions about this :)