11 May
2020
11 May
'20
6:57 a.m.
My mail is screwed up, I see Rob's reply to Steve but didn't see Steve's
original.
On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 10:28 AM
<scj(a)yaccman.com> wrote:
> With respect to enums, there is a feature I've wanted for years: a typed
> typedef. Saying typetdef int foo would make foo an integer, but if you
> passed an ordinary int to something declared as foo it would be an error.
> Even if it was an integer constant unless cast.
Steve, I couldn't agree more, you are 100% right, this is how it should
work. I wanted to like enums because I naively thought they'd have these
semantics but then learned they really aren't any different than a well
managed list of #defines.
IMHO, without your semantics, enums are pretty useless, #define is good
enough and more clear.
--lm