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Enum Types

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An enum is a user-defined type consisting of a fixed list of named constants. In the following example, the enumeration type is called Color and it contains three constants: Red, Green, and Blue.

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Olsson, M. (2018). Enum Types. In: C++17 Quick Syntax Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3600-0_18

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