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From: mhyman@hsfmsh.UUCP (Marco S. Hyman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: A question of style
Keywords: define const enum
Message-ID: <1148@hsfmsh.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jul 89 16:50:28 GMT
Reply-To: mhyman@hsfmsh.UUCP (Marco S. Hyman)
Organization: SoftCom, Inc. San Francisco
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This may be more than a question of style....

There are three ways I can define literal values of type int in C++.
Example:

	#define lit val
	const lit = val;
	enum {
	  lit = val
	};

Using anonymous enums to group related constant values appeals to me because
it adds a touch of documentation -- the implication is that the values are
somehow related.  Any problems here? What are the pros and cons of the
three methods?  Is there some reason for NOT using a particular method?  

None of the questions is of real importance but I'm hoping that those of
you that have given the matter some thought will share those thoughts with
the net.

--marc
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