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Enumerations

Enumerations allow you to specify a set of related values that have no further structure, similar to enum types in C. For example:
    type color: enum { Red, White, Blue, };
defines the values Red, White, and Blue. A variable of type color holds one of these values. Note that Red et al have global scope. You cannot define a variable or type with those names. (Also note that, as usual, the comma after Blue is optional.)

The only operations allowed on enumerations are comparisons for equality. Unlike C enuemrations, they do not have values or an ordering associated with them.

You can extend the set of values in an enumeration using redef enum identifier += { name-list }:

    redef enum color += { Black, Yellow };



Vern Paxson 2004-03-21