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Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 08:45:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Pedro Izecksohn <izecksohn AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: enum
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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--- Eric Sosman <esosman AT acm DOT org> wrote:
> Pedro Izecksohn wrote:
> > 
> > #define something enum something
> > something {
> > a,b,c,d,e };
> > 
> > #define otherthing enum otherthing
> > otherthing {
> > a,s,d,f,g };
> > [...]
> 
>     If this were permitted, what output should
> `printf ("d = %d\n", d);' produce?  `d' means 3
> in the "something" context, but 2 if regarded as
> an "otherthing;" which context is correct for the
> printf() call?
> 
   To refer some content of some enum not being to attrib
it's value to that type of enum variable would be
prohibted. So: printf ("d = %d\n", d); would be prohibted,
but: first=d; printf ("%d", first); would produce 3, and:
second=d; printf ("%d", second); would produce 2.


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