Re: enum and named sets

[Brian G <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/7/25 12:58, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> Le 06/12/2025 à 21:03, Brian G a écrit :
> > Would it be useful or possible to allow the naming of enum sets such 
> > that they could be referenced by that name
> > collectively without having to generate a special class with just a 
> > public enum. This could be very useful I think.
> >
> > Or maybe there is already a simple way to do this!
> >
> > Such that
> >
> > enum this_set_name  none,fast, slow,red,green
> >
> > this allowing things like
> >      dim setcounter[] as new integer[5]
> >      inc setcounter[none]
> >      inc setcounter[green]
> >
> > or
> >
> >      for each xx as variant in this_set_name
> >          print setcounter[xx]
> >      next
>
> I think this request already exists in the bug tracker.
>
> I don't know if it is possible to implement it in a way that does not 
> hurt the interpreter speed.
>
> At the moment, enumeration symbols are just like constants: the 
> interpreter does not have the information that they are all members of 
> an enumeration, and does not know the name of that enumeration.
>
> Moreover, the enumerations symbols are just Integer at runtime. The 
> enumeration is not a type by itself at all.
>
> I must think about it more.
>
> Regards,
Being that enums are constants, and may not change then, the usage and 
generation of the enum it's self need not change, the compiler need only 
generate an integer array, by the set name also read only. and public if 
indicated. Nothing about the actual enum values usage or definition need 
change at all. What do you think?

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~~~~ Brian

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