Difference of Enum and Enum.ToString()

[Leif Eirik Olsen]

Hi,

Can anyone please tell me if there is a difference between the two options
described below:

public enum PingerID {All, A=240, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R,
T, Unknown};

for (PingerID Pid = PingerID.All; Pid <= PingerID.T; Pid++)
if (PingerID.IsDefined(typeof(PingerID), (int)Pid))
{
//Option1
cboSelectPinger.Items.Add(Pid.ToString());
//Option 2
cboSelectPinger.Items.Add(Pid);
}
Thanks,
Leo

[Salvador]

Hi,

When you plot the enum entry actually you plot the number, if your enum is
of integers (default) what it will happen is

All = 0
A = 240
B = 241
C = 242 and so on,

If you plot ToString() it will return the definition as string
All = "All"
A ="A"
B = "B" and so on.

Cheers
--
Salvador Alvarez Patuel
Exony Ltd - London, UK
"Leif Eirik Olsen" wrote:

Hi,

Can anyone please tell me if there is a difference between the two options
described below:

public enum PingerID {All, A=240, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R,
T, Unknown};

for (PingerID Pid = PingerID.All; Pid <= PingerID.T; Pid++)
if (PingerID.IsDefined(typeof(PingerID), (int)Pid))
{
//Option1
cboSelectPinger.Items.Add(Pid.ToString());
//Option 2
cboSelectPinger.Items.Add(Pid);
}
Thanks,
Leo