How to define an enum with string value?

Asked 2011-12-21T10:31:01.590

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I am trying to define an Enum and add valid common separators which used in CSV or similar files. Then I am going to bind it to a ComboBox as a data source so whenever I add or remove from the Enum definition, I would not need to change anything in the combo box.

The problem is how can I define enum with string representation, something like:

public enum SeparatorChars{Comma = ",", Tab = "\t", Space = " "}

c# string enums

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As far as I know, you will not be allowed to assign string values to enum. What you can do is create a class with string constants in it.

public static class SeparatorChars
{
    public static String Comma { get { return ",";} } 
    public static String Tab { get { return "\t,";} } 
    public static String Space { get { return " ";} } 
}

answered 2011-12-21T10:33:29.970

How to define an enum with string value?

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