Alex Vinokur wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to propose the method "How to Get Min and Max Values of Enumeration".
> It is not very elegant method but maybe sometimes it will be useful.
>
> (snip)

Looks similar to some material at:

 http://www.edm2.com/0405/enumeration.html


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Hi,

I would like to propose the method "How to Get Min and Max Values of Enumeration".
It is not very elegant method but maybe sometimes it will be useful.

 Thanks,
  Alex


//###################### PROGRAM ###########################################
#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream.h>

#define GET_MIN_ENUM_VALUE(ename) (Min_##ename + 1)
#define GET_MAX_ENUM_VALUE(ename) (Max_##ename - 1)

enum AAA
{
 Min_AAA, // The name must be Min_<enum_name>
 aaa1,
 aaa2,
 aaa3,
 aaa4,
 aaa5,
 Max_AAA  // The name must be Max_<enum_name>
};

enum BBB
{
 Min_BBB = 14,
 bbb1,
 bbb2,
 bbb3,
 bbb4 = 50,
 bbb5,
 Max_BBB
};

enum CCC
{
 Min_CCC = 6,
 ccc1,
 ccc2,
 ccc3,
 ccc4,
 ccc5,
 Max_CCC
};

int main()
{
 cout << GET_MIN_ENUM_VALUE (AAA) << " - " << GET_MAX_ENUM_VALUE (AAA) << endl;
 cout << GET_MIN_ENUM_VALUE (BBB) << " - " << GET_MAX_ENUM_VALUE (BBB) << endl;
 cout << GET_MIN_ENUM_VALUE (CCC) << " - " << GET_MAX_ENUM_VALUE (CCC) << endl;

 return 0;
}

//###################### RESULTS OF THE RUNNING ############################

1 - 5
15 - 51
7 - 11

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