Thanks for the reply, and I appreciate the input.
However, I think I should apologize for not making my first post as
clear as it should have been. When all is said and done, I would like
to be able to code this:
"
enum states
x
o
othervalue1
othervalue2
end enum
public sub main()
dim enumVariable as states = x
dim str as String = enumVariable
msgbox(str)
end sub
"
and then call the main subroutine and have a message box pop up that
instead of saying the integer value of states.x (in this case "0"),
says "Value X" (or whatever).
I understand that i could do this:
"
public class statesConverted
public enum states
value1
value2
value3
value4
end enum
public value as states
public sub New()
value = states.value1
end sub
public shared widening operator CType(variable as statesConverted)
as String
select case variable.value
case states.value1
return "This is value 1"
case else
return "Other values"
end select
end operator
end class
public sub main()
dim newVariable as new statesConverted()
msgbox(newVariable) 'will work
msgbox(newVariable.value) 'still won't do what i want
end sub
"
and accomplish basically the same idea, but I run into the same
problems as before whenever I try to turn the enumerated type into a
string.
So now my revised question: does vb.net have the capability to
overload operators for enumerated types without using a container
class to act as a sort of middle man?
Thanks again.
On Nov 28, 12:51 am, Cerebrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't understand why this would be a problem. You would simply
> declare both the operator overloads in the class that contains the
> "States" enum.
>
> On Nov 27, 10:01 am, thomat65 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hey everyone!
>
> > I've run into a slight snag with VB.NET where I need a variable of an
> > enumerated type such as:
>
> > "
> > Public Enum States
> > x = 0
> > o
> > unmarked
> > unknown
> > End Enum
> > "
>
> > to be converted into some arbitrary string value other than "x", "o",
> > "unmarked", or "unknown", and vise versa possibly with an overloaded
> > operator like:
>
> > "
> > Public Shared Widening Operator CType(ByVal State As States) As
> > String
> > 'useful stuff here...
> > End Operator
> > "
>
> > but I can't just put this overloaded CType function in the enum block
> > for obvious reasons, so where would it go? Am I missing something or
> > is it simply impossible to overload operators for enumerated types in
> > VB?
>
> > To give you a further understanding of what I want, in C++ overloading
> > operators for situations like this was quite simple and
> > straightforward. All you would have to do is say something like
>
> > "
> > States operator[operator here](some parameters)
> > {/*code here*/}
> > "
>
> > and it would do exactly what I needed with no fuss.
