OUTPUT:Code:#include <stdio.h> main() { enum { test, anothertest } man, animal; printf("%d %d" , test, anothertest); }
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OUTPUT:Code:#include <stdio.h> main() { enum { test, anothertest } man, animal; printf("%d %d" , man, anothertest); }
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OUTPUT:Code:#include <stdio.h> main() { enum { test, anothertest } man, animal; printf("%d %d" , man, animal); }
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what happened so suddenly?
what does enum { test, anothertest } man, animal; do?
what values do man, animal have ?
>what values do man, animal have?
Random. You need to assign it a value before you use it, this is why you are getting varied results.
>enum { test, anothertest } man, animal;
Here,
- test=0
- anothertest=1
- man and animal are not yet assigned values.
On my compiler, I get a warning like this:
Possible use of 'man' before definition in function main
When all else fails, read the instructions.
If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]
ok, so enum doesn't initialize variables outside the brackets.
But if I say, enum { test, anothertest } man, animal
how is it different from
enum { test, anothertest };
enum {man, animal}; ?
or even
enum { test, anothertest, man, animal }
With this:
>enum { test, anothertest } man, animal
the names within the brackets are enumeration constants, a list of constant integer values, starting at 0, incrementing by 1 (there are other ways, but these are not covered by your example).
The names on the right side, define variables that are capable of holding one of the enum's constant values.
Your example isn't the best to work from, have a look at this instead:
Here we declare a enum called colours.Code:#include <stdio.h> enum colours { RED, BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE}; int main(void) { enum colours MyColour; MyColour = RED; printf("MyColour is %d\n", MyColour); MyColour = ORANGE; printf("MyColour is %d\n", MyColour); return 0; }
Then we define an "enum colours" variable called MyColour.
Then we assign it some values and print it to show the user.
When all else fails, read the instructions.
If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]
Hammer has the right idea. You should look at what he has provided. Enumerations are straight forward. Do not make it more complicated than it is.
Mr. C.
