Question

I’ve got an enum with possible values:

    public enum Language     {         English = 1,         French = 2,         German = 3     } 

Now i want my class to be dynamic in the sense that it can cater for multiple values based on the enum list. So if the enum list grew i can capture all possible values.

Here’s how my initial design looks:

    public class Locale     {         public string EnglishValue { get; set; }         public string FrenchValue { get; set; }         public string GermanValue { get; set; }     } 

But i want something that doesnt need to recompile if the enum list (or any list) grows: Is it possible to express something like:

    public class Locale     {         public string StringValue<T> Where T : Language     }     

I am open to any suggestions or design patterns that can nicely deal with this problem. Thanks

Answer 1

Just use a Dictionary.

public class Locale : Dictionary<Language, string> { } 

Whatever you do, if you change the enum, you have to recompile, but what you probably mean is ‘maintain’ the Locale class.