15 Library introduction [library]

15.4 Method of description (Informative) [description]

15.4.2 Other conventions [conventions]

15.4.2.1 Type descriptions [type.descriptions]

15.4.2.1.3 Enumerated types [enumerated.types]

Several types defined in [input.output] are enumerated types.

Each enumerated type may be implemented as an enumeration or as a synonym for an enumeration.162

The enumerated type enumerated can be written:

enum enumerated { V $_{0}$ , V $_{1}$ , V $_{2}$ , V $_{3}$ , … };

inline const enumerated C $_{0}$ (V $_{0}$ );
inline const enumerated C $_{1}$ (V $_{1}$ );
inline const enumerated C $_{2}$ (V $_{2}$ );
inline const enumerated C $_{3}$ (V $_{3}$ );
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Here, the names C

_{0}

, C

_{1}

, etc.

represent enumerated elements for this particular enumerated type.

All such elements have distinct values.

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Such as an integer type, with constant integer values ([basic.fundamental]).