Enums and casting

[DKode]

I started using Enums to make my code more readable. Here is my ENUM:

public enum EntryType : int {
RegularHours = 1,
Lunch = 2,
Vacation = 3,
Sick = 4,
Personal = 5
}

When I am testing against this enum in code I do the following:

if((int)dr["TypeID"] == (int)EntryType.RegularHours) {
// do something
}

Is it always required for me to cast the Enum to int, even though I
already have that set in the enum declaration? otherwise I get a
compile error about not being able to use the '==' operator against int
and EntryType enum

thanks

Sean

[Mythran]

"DKode" <dk****@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I started using Enums to make my code more readable. Here is my ENUM:

public enum EntryType : int {
RegularHours = 1,
Lunch = 2,
Vacation = 3,
Sick = 4,
Personal = 5
}

When I am testing against this enum in code I do the following:

if((int)dr["TypeID"] == (int)EntryType.RegularHours) {
// do something
}

Is it always required for me to cast the Enum to int, even though I
already have that set in the enum declaration? otherwise I get a
compile error about not being able to use the '==' operator against int
and EntryType enum

thanks

Sean

Because I'm anal retentive, I tend to do the following:

EntryType typeID = (EntryType) dr["TypeID"];

if (typeID == EntryType.RegularHours) {
// do something
}

Doesn't answer your question, as I haven't the time to do some testing to
figure it out (can't remember stuff like this off top of my head). Hope it
helps.

:)

Mythran

[James Curran]

Well, if you're going to cast dr["TypeID"] to an int, then Yes, you are
going to have to case the enum to an int also. You could try casting the
field value to the enum instead.

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"DKode" <dk****@gmail.com> wrote in message
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When I am testing against this enum in code I do the following:

if((int)dr["TypeID"] == (int)EntryType.RegularHours) {
// do something
}

Is it always required for me to cast the Enum to int, even though I
already have that set in the enum declaration? otherwise I get a
compile error about not being able to use the '==' operator against int
and EntryType enum

thanks

Sean

[DKode]

I tried casting the field to the Enum and got the same exception.

thought there was an easier way of doing it. oh well

thanks

[Ole Hanson]

You have the enums already - why not create the enum from the datareader?
EntryType t = Enum.Parse(typeof(EntryType), dr["TypeID"], true);

if(t == EntityType.RegularHours)
{
stuff...
}

etc.
/Ole
"DKode" <dk****@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

I started using Enums to make my code more readable. Here is my ENUM:

public enum EntryType : int {
RegularHours = 1,
Lunch = 2,
Vacation = 3,
Sick = 4,
Personal = 5
}

When I am testing against this enum in code I do the following:

if((int)dr["TypeID"] == (int)EntryType.RegularHours) {
// do something
}

Is it always required for me to cast the Enum to int, even though I
already have that set in the enum declaration? otherwise I get a
compile error about not being able to use the '==' operator against int
and EntryType enum

thanks

Sean