/*

Simple rule: always use C++11 enum class, never the old C-style enums.

- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18335861/why-is-enum-class-preferred-over-plain-enum

- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4506750/how-do-i-use-the-enum-value-from-a-class-in-another-part-of-code

- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10869790/best-practices-for-enum-in-c

*/

#include "common.hpp"

int main() {

// Unlike C, already does typedef, no need to write enum all the time.

{

enum E {A, B, C};

E e = A;

}

#if __cplusplus >= 201103L

// Set storage size.

{

enum E : char {A, B, C};

assert(sizeof(E) == sizeof(char));

}

// # enum class

//

// Much better than the older enum, just always use it.

{

enum class ClassEnum {

A,

B

};

// Error. YES, namespaces!

//ClassEnum classEnum = A;

ClassEnum classEnum = ClassEnum::A;

// No conversion insanity.

//int i = ClassEnum::A;

}

/*

# enum to string

C++14 nope:

- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/201593/is-there-a-simple-way-to-convert-c-enum-to-string

- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28828957/enum-to-string-in-modern-c-and-future-c17-c20

*/

#endif

}