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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T17:28:29+00:00 2026-05-16T17:28:29+00:00

By default, C# enums are stored as integers. I’d like to make it a

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By default, C# enums are stored as integers. I’d like to make it a short instead. Is there a way to do this?

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    2026-05-16T17:28:29+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 5:28 pm

    sure, this can be done, but it has to be an integral type ( byte, short, int, etc.) except char…

    enum myEnum : short
    {
        FirstValue = 0,
    };
    

    here is the MSDN docs

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