Re: How to call a function with an enum like argument

Wojtek wrote:


I see what you mean now.

But "static reference" is a potentially confusing term here. enum
constants are instances just like any other class's instance; a
reference to such an instance is either static or non-static depending
on the declaration of the reference, not the instance. Thus:

 enum Bar { BAZ; }
 public class Foo
 {
   Bar bar = BAZ;
 }

The element 'bar' of 'Foo' is not a static reference.

However, and I feel sure this is what you really meant, the enum
constants themselves are static references to enum instances. This is
not clear from the phrase "there can only be a static reference."
There can be non-static references to enum instances all over the
place. The constants themselves are static (within the enum class
itself), but other references need not be (within their respective
contexts).

--
Lew