The C# Programming Language, Third Edition

14. Enums

An enum type is a distinct value type (§4.1) that declares a set of named constants.

The example

        enum Color        {                Red,                Green,                Blue        }

declares an enum type named Color with members Red, Green, and Blue.

14.1 Enum Declarations

An enum declaration declares a new enum type. An enum declaration begins with the keyword enum, and defines the name, accessibility, underlying type, and members of the enum.

    enum-declaration:            attributes_opt enum-modifiers_opt enum identifier enum-base_opt enum-body ;_opt

    enum-base:            :  integral-type

    enum-body:            {  enum-member-declarations_opt }            {  enum-member-declarations , }

Each enum type has a corresponding ...