What is enum used for in C?

Enumeration or Enum in C is a special kind of data type defined by the user. It consists of constant integrals or integers that are given names by a user. The use of enum in C to name the integer values makes the entire program easy to learn, understand, and maintain by the same or even different programmer.

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Can enum have numbers?

Numeric Enum Numeric enums are number-based enums i.e. they store string values as numbers. Enums are always assigned numeric values when they are stored. … It is not necessary to assign sequential values to Enum members. They can have any values .

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When should I use enum in Java?

Enums are lists of constants. When you need a predefined list of values which do represent some kind of numeric or textual data , you should use an enum. You should always use enums when a variable (especially a method parameter) can only take one out of a small set of possible values.

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