string type

[Guest]

Hi all

I need a string type with only three possible values: let's say "A", "B",
"C".
In other words, I need something like enum but of string type:

enum MyStrings {
sA = "A",
sB = "B",
sC = "C"
}

....
MyStrings x;
...
switch(x)
{
case MyStrings.sA:
}


Is there any way to do something like this?

Thank you
Alex

 

[jpoehls]

Why not use an enum and then cast the enum type to/from a string when
needed?

Or I suppose you could use a string array.

 

[Bruce Wood]

Why does it have to be a string?

 

[Chris R. Timmons]

Hi all

I need a string type with only three possible values: let's say
"A", "B", "C".
In other words, I need something like enum but of string type:

enum MyStrings {
sA = "A",
sB = "B",
sC = "C"
}

...
MyStrings x;
...
switch(x)
{
case MyStrings.sA:
}


Is there any way to do something like this?

Thank you
Alex

Alex,

Just give the enum members names that reflect what you want in the
string, then use .ToString() to get the string value. If your
string/enum name has spaces, use underscores and remove them when the
enum value is converted to a string:

using System;

namespace Example
{
public enum MyStrings
{
This_is_A,
Another_value_of_B,
ThisHasNoSpaces
}

public class ExampleClass
{
public static void Main()
{
MyStrings ms = MyStrings.Another_value_of_B;
string s = ms.ToString().Replace("_", " ");
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
}
}