Data Structures Using C, 2nd Edition by Pearson

42 Data Structures Using C

{

case chair : cost = 250; break;

case table : cost = 700; break;

case stool : cost = 120; break;

case desk : cost = 1500; break;

}

:

Similarly, enumerated data types can also be used as a control variable in a for loop as shown

below:

:

for (item = chair; item <= desk; item++)

{

:

:

}

The enumerations are also called symbolic constants because an enumeration has a name and

an integer value assigned to it which cannot be changed in the program. Therefore, enumerated

data types cannot be plainly used in I/O statements. As a result, the statements scanf, printf,

gets, puts, etc. cannot