Extending the definition of an Enum

[Hans De Schrijver]

Is it possible to extend the members of an Enum defined in an abstract class
in a derived class?

For instance:
abstract class class1
{
protected enum MyEnum {A, B, C}
}

public class class2 : class1
{
//in this class, the MyEnum should have two extra values D and E so it
becomes {A, B, C, D, E}.
}

Is there a way of doing this, or must I redefine the enum in class2 from
scratch, meaning that if the definition changes in class1, I must also
remember to update it in class2.
Or is there another way of going about this?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

-- Hans De Schrijver

[Adrian Mascarenhas]

Is it possible to extend the members of an Enum defined in an abstract class
in a derived class?

For instance:
abstract class class1
{
protected enum MyEnum {A, B, C}
}

public class class2 : class1
{
//in this class, the MyEnum should have two extra values D and E so it
becomes {A, B, C, D, E}.
}

Is there a way of doing this, or must I redefine the enum in class2 from
scratch, meaning that if the definition changes in class1, I must also
remember to update it in class2.
Or is there another way of going about this?

You cannot do inheritance on a Enum as it is a value type.
--
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[Adrian Mascarenhas]

Is it possible to extend the members of an Enum defined in an abstract class
in a derived class?

For instance:
abstract class class1
{
protected enum MyEnum {A, B, C}
}

public class class2 : class1
{
//in this class, the MyEnum should have two extra values D and E so it
becomes {A, B, C, D, E}.
}

Is there a way of doing this, or must I redefine the enum in class2 from
scratch, meaning that if the definition changes in class1, I must also
remember to update it in class2.
Or is there another way of going about this?

You cannot do inheritance on a Enum as it is a value type.
--
Adrian Mascarenhas, Developer Division

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[Richard A. Lowe]

If you don't mind a little programmatic skullduggery, you can just create an
implicit conversion from a particular class to an enum type of your choice.

Look for the "implicit" conversion operator in the .NET SDK docs.

Richard

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Is it possible to extend the members of an Enum defined in an abstract classin a derived class?

For instance:
abstract class class1
{
protected enum MyEnum {A, B, C}
}

public class class2 : class1
{
//in this class, the MyEnum should have two extra values D and E so itbecomes {A, B, C, D, E}.
}

Is there a way of doing this, or must I redefine the enum in class2 from
scratch, meaning that if the definition changes in class1, I must also
remember to update it in class2.
Or is there another way of going about this?

You cannot do inheritance on a Enum as it is a value type.
--
Adrian Mascarenhas, Developer Division

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

rights.
Note: For the benefit of the community-at-large, all responses to this message are best directed to the newsgroup/thread from which they
originated.