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    Enumeration Data Types


    A data type is
    A set of values together with A set of operations on those values.

    In order to define a new simple data type, called enumeration type, we need: A name for the data type. A set of values for the data type. A set of operations on the values.

    Enumeration Data Types


    C++ allows the user to define a new simple data type by specifying:
    Its name and the values

    But not the operations.

    The values that we specify for the data type must be legal identifiers The syntax for declaring an enumeration type is:
    enum typeName{value1, value2, ...};

    Declaration of Enumerated Types


    Consider the colors of the rainbow as an enumerated type:
    enum rainbowColors = { red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violate }

    The identifiers between { } are called enumerators The order of the declaration is significant red < orange < yellow

    Declaration of Enumerated Types


    Why are the following illegal declarations?
    enum grades{'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'F'}; enum places{1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th};
    They do not have legal identifiers in the list

    What could you do to make them legal?


    enum grades{A, B, C, D, F}; enum places{first, second, third, fourth};

    Declaration of Enumerated Types


    As with the declaration of any object
    Specify the type name Followed by the objects of that type

    Given:
    enum daysOfWeek { Sun, Mon, Tue,Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat }

    Then we declare:
    daysOfWeek Today, payDay, dayOff;

    Assignment with Enumerated Types


    Once an enumerated variable has been declared
    It may be assigned an enumerated value Assignment statement works as expected

    payDay = Fri;

    // note no quotes // Fri is a value, a constant

    Enumerated variables may receive only values of that enumerated type

    Operations on Enumerated Type Objects Incrementing variables of an enumerated type Do NOT use NOR workaday += 1; today++;

    Instead, use explicit type conversion today = daysOfWeek (today + 1);

    Operations on Enumerated Type Objects Comparison


    normal, OK in order of the enumeration definition

    I/O
    generally not possible to do directly can be sort of done, indirectly

    Used primarily for program control, branching, looping Possible to have functions return an enumerated type

    Looping with Enumeration Types


    Use an enumerated type variable as the loop control variable of a for loop
    for (day = Mon; day < Sat; day = static_cast<daysOfWeek>(day + 1)) { . . . } This works because the values are represented internally as integers

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    The typedef statement


    Syntax:
    typedef existing_type_name new_type_name;

    Example: typedef int Boolean;


    Does not really create a new type
    is a valuable tool for writing self-documenting

    programs

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