Return value of Property Get when using enumerated type

[jason]

Not sure if there's any help available for this one!
In a class module named PlayingCard I have:

public enum enumColour
CdRed = 1
CdBlack = 2
end enum

private mColour as string

property let CardColour(byval clntColour as enumcolour)
select case clntColour
case CdRed,CdBlack
mColour = clntColour
case else
'error trapping goes heer
end select
end property

property get CardColour() as enumColour
CardColour = mColour
end property

Then in a standard module:

dim NewCard as PlayingCard

Sub CheckitOut
set NewCard = new PlayingCard
With NewCard
.cardcolour = CdRed
end with

debug.print "The Cards colour: " & newcard.cardcolour

end sub


What I'm left with in the immediate window is:
The Cards colour: 1

But what I want returned in the immediate window is
The Cards colour: CdRed

Am i doing something wrong? or is there no way around this using the above code.

Any help greatly appreciated
Jason

 

[jason]

SOMEONE OUT THERE MUST BE ABLE TO HELP!!

 

[Jamie Collins]

(e-mail address removed) (jason) wrote ...

A similar problem: how do you print the name of a variable?
Debug.Print <variable name> will print its value but what about its
name, surely it knows its own name?!

You will need another property:

public property get CardColourText() as string
CardColourText = GetCardColourText(mColour)
end property

Private function GetCardColourText( _
byval Colour as enumcolour _
) as String
dim sReturn as string
select case Colour
case CdRed
sReturn = "Red"
case CdBlack
sReturn = "Black"
case else
' error trapping goes here
end select
GetCardColourText = sReturn
end function

Jamie.

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[jason]

cheers Jamie - that extra prperty is the approach i've ended up taking.

Jason