Thread: Enum comparison not working.

Code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        public enum TagLabels : uint
        {
            TurnLeft = 0x0000000000000000000030A38DB1,
            TurnRight = 0x00000000000000000000307346CC,
            LiftApproach = 0x0000000000000000000012107A8D
        }
        
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            TagLabels friend;
            string Tag = TagLabels.TurnRight.ToString();
            string actual, returned;
            actual = "0x0000000000000000000012107A8D";
            returned = "0x0000000000000000000012107A8D";
            
            if (actual == TagLabels.LiftApproach.ToString() )
                Console.WriteLine("equivalent");

            friend = (TagLabels)Enum.Parse(typeof(TagLabels), actual);
            Console.Write("Attempting to convert: ");
            Console.WriteLine(actual);
            
            Console.Read();
        }
    }
}

Can some one tell me what's wrong with the section in bold please?
I have no idea why it wont work.

Because that's the return of a possible list of devices from a reader... Also I solved it. I needed to compare a return to the enum list so that I can use it to set another variable in the class.

Originally Posted by WDT

Because that's the return of a possible list of devices from a reader... Also I solved it. I needed to compare a return to the enum list so that I can use it to set another variable in the class.

His point with the zeros comment was that the compiler ignores them completely. These are equivalent:

Code:

            TurnLeft = 0x0000000000000000000030A38DB1,
            TurnRight = 0x00000000000000000000307346CC,
            LiftApproach = 0x0000000000000000000012107A8D

Code:

            TurnLeft = 0x30A38DB1,
            TurnRight = 0x307346CC,
            LiftApproach = 0x12107A8D

There's no difference between the two at all. They both are the exact same value to the compiler.