Can enum have int values?

Since Enums can be any integral type ( byte , int , short , etc.) , a more robust way to get the underlying integral value of the enum would be to make use of the GetTypeCode method in conjunction with the Convert class: enum Sides { Left, Right, Top, Bottom } Sides side = Sides.

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Are Java enums ints?

You shouldn’t depend on the int value of an enum , only on its actual value. Enums in Java are a different kind of monster and are not like enums in C, where you depend on their integer code. Regarding the example you provided in the question, Font. PLAIN works because that’s just an integer constant of the Font class.

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How big can an enum be?

On an 8-bit processor, enums can be 16-bits wide. On a 32-bit processor they can be 32-bits wide or more or less . The GCC C compiler will allocate enough memory for an enum to hold any of the values that you have declared. So, if your code only uses values below 256, your enum should be 8 bits wide.29 Haz 2016

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