Microsoft 9GD00001 manual Listing 2-3 An example of an enum, Listing 2-4 Using an enum

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Listing 2-3 An example of an enum

C#:

public enum BankAccount

{

Checking,

Saving, Loan

}

VB:

Enum BankAccount

Checking

Saving

Loan

End Enum

Listing 2-4 shows how you can use the BankAccount enum:

Listing 2-4 Using an enum

C#:

BankAccount accountType = BankAccount.Checking;

string message =

accountType == BankAccount.Checking ? "Bank Account is Checking" : "Bank Account is Saving";

VB:

Dim accountType As BankAccount = BankAccount.Checking

Dim message =

IIf(accountType = BankAccount.Checking, "Bank Account is Checking",

"Bank Account is Saving")