Thread: Why do the enum values this way??

  1. 06-10-2011 #1
    dayalsoap
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    Why do the enum values this way??

    Code:
    enum tx_op {
        P_TX = 1,
        PU_TX = 1 + 1,
        RT_TX = 1 + 2,
        GET_TX = 1 + 3,
        PUT_TX = 1 + 4,
};
    What's the purpose of the 1+1, 1+2, etc.. why not just do 2,3,4......??
  2. 06-10-2011 #2
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    Yeah, it looks like cruft. It could have been written as:
    Code:
    enum tx_op {
    P_TX = 1,
    PU_TX,
    RT_TX,
    GET_TX,
    PUT_TX,
};
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