this is probably trivial, but, I just am not sure how to do it.
Say I have an argument for a routine that is an enumeration such as
moNone 0 'None
moLong 3 'Long
moDouble 5 'Double
moDate 7 'Date
moString 8 'String
This enum is defined in some other assymbly btw.
So, if I pass in say:
moLong Or moDouble
VB will bitwise Or these two enum members. How do I tell that it is those
two enumeration members? I can't just see if it equals 8 cause that is
another enum member.
I hope I have explained this clearly enough.
Thanks
Steve 3 2205
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.com> wrote this is probably trivial, but, I just am not sure how to do it.
Say I have an argument for a routine that is an enumeration such as moNone 0 'None moLong 3 'Long moDouble 5 'Double moDate 7 'Date moString 8 'String
This enum is defined in some other assymbly btw.
So, if I pass in say: moLong Or moDouble
VB will bitwise Or these two enum members. How do I tell that it is those two enumeration members? I can't just see if it equals 8 cause that is another enum member.
I hope I have explained this clearly enough.
The enum is not set up for use as bit flags. To be used as flags, each
item has to have a value that is equal to some power of 2.
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ...
The way it is, you won't always be able to determine which items were
included....
LFS
Steve,
Unfortunately you cannot, as you have overlapping values.
If you are going to Or two Enum values together you need to ensure that each
value has a distinct value.
Such as:
<Flags()> _
Public Enum Mo moNone 0 moLong 1 << 0 ' 1 moDouble 1 << 1 ' 2 moDate 1 << 2 ' 4 moString 1<< 3 ' 8
End Enum
Then you can use Or as you have been to combine then, and use And to check
for a specific value.
Dim x As mo = moLong Or moDouble
If (x And moLong) <> 0 Then
' We have a Long
End If
If (x And moDouble) <> 0 Then
' We have a Double
End If
Const LongDouble As Mo = moLong Or moDouble
If (x And LongDouble) = LongDouble Then
' We have a Long
End If
Note: << & >> requires VB.NET 2003, the Flags attribute on Enum Mo allows
Enum.ToString to display the combined values.
Hope this helps
Jay
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:OI**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... this is probably trivial, but, I just am not sure how to do it.
Say I have an argument for a routine that is an enumeration such as moNone 0 'None moLong 3 'Long moDouble 5 'Double moDate 7 'Date moString 8 'String
This enum is defined in some other assymbly btw.
So, if I pass in say: moLong Or moDouble
VB will bitwise Or these two enum members. How do I tell that it is those two enumeration members? I can't just see if it equals 8 cause that is another enum member.
I hope I have explained this clearly enough.
Thanks Steve
Thanks guys. That helps a lot. I appreciate the input.
Steve
"Steve Long" <St**********@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:OI**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... this is probably trivial, but, I just am not sure how to do it.
Say I have an argument for a routine that is an enumeration such as moNone 0 'None moLong 3 'Long moDouble 5 'Double moDate 7 'Date moString 8 'String
This enum is defined in some other assymbly btw.
So, if I pass in say: moLong Or moDouble
VB will bitwise Or these two enum members. How do I tell that it is those two enumeration members? I can't just see if it equals 8 cause that is another enum member.
I hope I have explained this clearly enough.
Thanks Steve
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