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Viewing enum values in a specific order?

Is it possible to view enum values in the order that I have defined them?

Public Enum Size
Small
Medium
Large
Biggest
End Enum

I love Enums because they make my life easier, but, because they are
alphabetized, it seems easier to make a mistake and pick the wrong one. When
I assign a value from this enumeration, I think "I'll pick the last one
because that's the biggest", but the I have to do a double-take and search
within the list because they have been alphabetized.

Is there a way to preserve the original list order?

Mar 29 '06 #1
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AFAIK, no.

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Is it possible to view enum values in the order that I have defined them?

Public Enum Size
Small
Medium
Large
Biggest
End Enum

I love Enums because they make my life easier, but, because they are
alphabetized, it seems easier to make a mistake and pick the wrong one.
When
I assign a value from this enumeration, I think "I'll pick the last one
because that's the biggest", but the I have to do a double-take and search
within the list because they have been alphabetized.

Is there a way to preserve the original list order?

Mar 30 '06 #2

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