Question

I got a need for two exactly identical enums with different names

I can do

enum DoorStatus{Open,Closed,Locked,Broken};
enum WindowStatus{Open,Closed,Locked,Broken};

and will probably be bit easier to read.

but I’d rather not duplicate code

in C++ I’d do

typedef Door,Window;

what is the solution in C#?

and why have both you ask?
I got Application That Handles a Window
application that handles a Door.

I want the Window application developer to send me data using ‘WindowStatus’ enum
the ‘Door’ guy use ‘DoorStatus’ enum.

I believe that user should know or care I got other devices that can be abstracted similarly.

EDIT: used

enum HatchStatus{Open,Closed,Locked,Broken};
using DoorStatus = HatchStatus;
using WndowStatus = HatchStatus;

EDIT2:

Error A using clause must precede all other elements defined in the namespace except extern alias declarations

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Answer 1

If you just want an alias, you can use a using directive:

using Enum2 = Enum1;