Can I set one enum value equal to another enum value?

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1

I’m working on a football simulation game and I need to assign the players different attributes. For Example: Justin Miller, 85 speed, 85 strength, etc. Is there any way that i can make an enum for the names and one for the attributes, and set them equal to each other?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

p.s. The scripts are in c#.

2

I´m not very sure what you mean but I´ll try to answer your question.

You can set an enum value equal to another enum value, casting it twice (or at least that´s how I would do it. For example:

enum Enum1{
    hi,
    bye
}

enum Enum2{
    foot,
    hand
}

Enum1 enum1;
Enum2 enum2;

void CastEnum2ToEnum1(){
    enum1 = (Enum2) ((int) enum2);
}

However that seems a terrible idea and that is not how enums should be used. Diferent enums should not assign each other because they handle information that is independent and uncomparable conceptually.

3

Yes you can.

Enums are nothing but a struct with constants; you assign arbitrary values as you wish, with the understanding that

  • you can only use int values
  • you are forced by logic to assume that 2 enum entry, with the same value, are in fact the same entry

public enum myEnum
{
wine = 10,
water = 2,
wateredwine = 3,
wateredliquor = 3,
liquor = 10
}

In this statement, you are assuming that wine and liquor are the same, because they have the same value; same for watered wine and watered liquor.

If this is illogic, depends from how do you use the enum in which context. If you use it to set values for a multiplier for example, in a pinball game; it makes totally sense that you have different entry with the same enum value:

public enum myEnum
{
    bridge1 = 10,
    bumper1 = 2,
    ramp1 = 3,
    ramp2 = 3,
    bridge2= 10
}

In this case you know that bridge1 and bridge2 are different entry, but you use them for their multiplier; same for ramp1 and ramp2.