Re: [IronPython] Access to Enumeration Values

Martin, I still think it can be made better. For example, if in c# I could say: i = (int) SocketOptionName.Broadcast; I can get the correct value, but in IronPython I can't say: int(SocketOptionName.Broadcast) since I will not get the correct value back. I do see your point, but I think that

RE: [IronPython] Access to Enumeration Values

Title: RE: [IronPython] Access to Enumeration Values I agree with the automatic conversion and the ability to pass then into int(enum) to get the value out. I think that it makes sense to keep the rest as is, such as print the "Broadcast" when the enum value is such. Thanks for th

RE: [IronPython] Access to Enumeration Values

Hi Anthony, I don't think it is a bug. The value you get when getting an enum value (SocketOptionName.Broadcast) is indeed the value itself: x = SocketOptions.Broadcast x becomes a boxed enum object. It is the ToString() method of the enum object prints the name. Consider following C# code that