18 Oct 2025
Enum Classes in C++
enum classes
Problems with regular enums:
- Two enums cannot have the same name.
enum A {
lmao,
ass
};
enum B {
lmao,
ass
};
- Above example, no variable can have the names
lmaoandass. - Also, two enums of different kinds can be compared (for some reason).
Enum classes
enum class Color {
red, blue, green
};
Color color = Color::blue;
We can also specify the underlying type, egg char or int.
enum class Color : char {
// whatever
}
