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From: Samuel Mize <smize@imagin.net>
Subject: Re: Printing Enum Variable Re: Linux World
Date: 1999/03/04
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There's another point about C-style "enum"s not being a true type.
IIRC, the compiler can't easily handle multiple "enum"s with the same
identifier in them.  Is my recollection correct?

How would you code this in C:

    
  with text_io; use text_io;
  procedure a is
    type US_Bunting_Color is (Red, White, Blue);
    type Mardi_Gras_Color is (Purple, Green, Black, White);

    put_line (integer'image (US_Bunting_Color'Pos (Bunting)));
    put_line (integer'image (Mardi_Gras_Color'Pos (Ribbon)));
  end a;
    --
    -- outputs:
    -- 1
    -- 3

Best,
Sam Mize

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