On Apr 25, 2008, at 8:19 AM, Ben Chobot wrote:
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> On Apr 25, 2008, at 4:49 AM, Giorgio Valoti wrote:
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>> And reorder them, too.
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> Why would you want to reorder an enum? It seems to me the point of
> them is to hold a small list of valid values. The order the list is
> described in surely should be irrelevant?
One of the main charms of using an enum for some things is that it has
a natural ordering.
Critical > Urgent > Normal > Low > Marginal
It's not the only reason to use an enum, but for me it'd be the most
compelling.
Cheers,
Steve