Question

I have the following code:

class EmployeeFactory
{
        public enum EmployeeType
        {
                ManagerType,
                ProgrammerType,
                DBAType
        }
}

I want to access this in MAIN class (Program). I have written the following code. IT WORKS. But I want to know how I can access the ENUM without instantiating the class — Means ENUM is like a static variable (Class Level Variable) ? Any help ?

class Program
{
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
                Console.WriteLine(EmployeeFactory.EmployeeType.ProgrammerType);  // WORKS WELL
        }
}

or do I need to write it this way?

EmployeeFactory ef = new EmployeeFactory();
ef.EmployeeType.ProgrammerType

Answer 1

You can access it simply using the class.

EmployeeFactory.EmployeeType.ProgrammerType

The enum is part of the class, not part of a class instance.