Scribd
Upload
107 views3 pages

Enum

Enumeration (enum) is a user-defined data type in C that assigns names to integral constants, enhancing code readability and maintainability. The syntax for declaring an enum involves the keyword 'enum' followed by the enum name and its constants. Examples provided illustrate how to define and use enums in C programs, demonstrating their functionality and output.

Uploaded by

kothitarun130301
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
107 views3 pages

Enum

Enumeration (enum) is a user-defined data type in C that assigns names to integral constants, enhancing code readability and maintainability. The syntax for declaring an enum involves the keyword 'enum' followed by the enum name and its constants. Examples provided illustrate how to define and use enums in C programs, demonstrating their functionality and output.

Uploaded by

kothitarun130301
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Enum(Enumeration)

 Enumeration is a user defined datatype in C language.


primry data types
==============
int
float
double
char
long int
short int
unsigned

Derived data type


===============
Array, String

User defined data types


=================
Structure, Union, Enum

 It is used to assign names to the integral constants which makes a program easy
to read and maintain.
 The keyword “enum” is used to declare an enumeration.

Here is the syntax of enum in C language,

enum enum_name {
const1, const2, .......
};

The enum keyword is also used to define the variables of enum type. There are two
ways to define the variables of enum type as follows.

enum week{sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday,


saturday};
enum week day;

Here is an example of enum in C language,

Example
#include<stdio.h>

enum week{Mon=10,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri=10,Sat=16,Sun};

enum day{Mond,Tues,Wedn,Thurs,Frid=18,Satu=11,Sund};

int main(){

printf("The value of enum week: %d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\n\


n",Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri,Sat,Sun);

printf("The default value of enum day: %d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t


%d",Mond,Tues,Wedn,Thurs,Frid,Satu,Sund);

return0;

Output
The value of enum week: 10 11 12 13 10 16 17

The default value of enum day: 0 1 2 3 18 11 12


--------------------------------
In the above program, two enums are declared as week and day outside the main()
function. In the main() function, the values of enum elements are printed.
// An example program to demonstrate working
// of enum in C
#include<stdio.h>

enumweek{Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun};

intmain()
{
enumweek day;
day = Wed;
printf("%d",day);
return0;
}

Output:
2

// Another example program to demonstrate working

// of enum in C

#include<stdio.h>

enumyear{Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul,

Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec};

intmain()

inti;

for(i=Jan; i<=Dec; i++)

printf("%d ", i);

return0;

Output:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/enumeration-enum-c/

You might also like