Eric:
1). Is there a way to "import" an enum so that you don't need
to qualify each instance with the type name? Something like
java does with its "static import".
In some cases you can use the handy with() statement for that
purpose.
One example usages:
final switch (foo) with (MyEnum) {
...
}
2). It seems that you can't use an enum of struct or class type
in a switch statement.
Using an enumeration of class instances isn't a good idea, they
are designed mostly for integral built-in types, including chars,
etc.
Regarding your enhancement, look here (I suggest an unapply as in
Scala), you can even vote it:
https://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=596
Bye,
bearophile
