Question

I am confused about how enums work with classes..

Here is my test code… yes I know it doesn’t work…
http://ideone.com/oy3VH

Basically I have the test functions working… Testing2 and 3 are the same function, I only made them to for example purposes.

My confusion lies with “testing3”. What I wish to do is access the switch statement by calling the object with a human readable value. like PlayAgain, or Instructions.

Now as you can see in line 79, this works.. but ONLY if declare the enume in main (or the w/e scope I call the object….

What I would like to do is WITHOUT a 2nd declaration use the enume name.. as in line 82?

Is that possible .. and if so how?

Thanks

Answer 1

You need to scope your enums when using them outside of the class itself.

eg:

Func( cEnumtest::PlayAgain );

some other tips:

your enums are essentially integer constants. I suggest you have a naming convention that differentiates them from other code strictly for code-readability and clairty’s sake.

eg: (‘k’ stands for constant ; ‘c’ would normally be used to indicate a class data type so that’s why ‘k’ 🙂

enum eGameActions
{
    kActionPlay,
    kActionQuit,
    kActionSaveGame
};