enum class with switch statement [duplicate]

Question

Suppose I have an enum class

enum class ENUM{ A, B, C};

And I want to have a switch statement. So I get

char c = 'B';
ENUM e = ENUM::A;
switch(e) {
    case A:
    break;
    case B:
    break;
    case C:
    break;
}

The case could never be B. But how to convert value c to be enum value?

"... But how to convert value c to be enum value?" create a mapper class, that supports that conversion. — πάντα ῥεῖ
– πάντα ῥεῖ, Commented Oct 29, 2022 at 22:10

πάντα ῥεῖ · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-29 22:14:27Z

1

What about

enum class ENUM{ A = 'A', B = 'B', C = 'C' };

?

answered Oct 29, 2022 at 22:14

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Luminous · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-29 22:20:25Z

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You said "convert c to enum value", so I assume you want to use Switch statement with a character.

You may just switch (c).

answered Oct 29, 2022 at 22:20

Luminous

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except that the value of c in this case will not be a value of a member of the enum