Nested Enums?

JDYoder said:
I don't suppose this is possible in VB.NET, is it?
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No, but I suspect that what you might want is just to nest classes to get the desired qualification:

e.g.,
class A
class B
enum C
...

So that the enum is referenced as A.B.C ... ??
 
>> An enum is just a list of consts, why would you need to nest them?

For easy categorizing.



Jaco -- Yeah, for something like that. I wondered if I'd have to do it that way with classes, so I'll just do that. Thanks.
 
JDYoder said:
>> An enum is just a list of consts, why would you need to nest them?

For easy categorizing.
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What are you trying to model? Sets of enums? Sets are one thing missing from the .Net framework but there is an implementation from preilly's C# cookbook here. Look at chapter 10. recipe 10.8
 
Did you mean retrieving the full nested string name of an enum (e.g. System.Tools.Enums)?

Try This:

Dim x as System.Tools.SomeEnums = System.Tools.SomeEnums.FartKnocker
Dim y as String = GetType(x).ToString

Where:

Enum SomeEnums
FartKnocker = 1
JabberJaw = 2
None = 0
End Enum
 
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