Overriding ToString() in an enumeration

[Neil]

Is it possible to override the ToString() method when
creating a simple enumeration?

public enum myEnum {
Undefined = 0,
Unassigned = 1,
Assigned = 2,
Reallocated = 3
}

I would like to be able to apply some extended features to
the ToString().

Thanks.

 

[Richard A. Lowe]

You won't be able to this for an enum in C#. You could create a class with
member fields as the values and override ToString() there, however. This
would be easy and have vritually the same syntax as an Enum.

Richard

 

[Jeff Louie]

Here is the code again:

http://www.geocities.com/jeff_louie/OOP/oop5.htm

sealed class MyEnum
{
    private String name;
    private static int nextOrdinal= 1;
    private int ordinal= nextOrdinal++;
    private MyEnum(String name)
    {
        this.name= name;
    }
    public override String ToString()
    {
        return name;
    }
    public int ToOrdinal()
    {
        return ordinal;
    }
    public static MyEnum INVALID= new MyEnum("Invalid"); // ordinal 1
    public static MyEnum OPENED= new MyEnum("Opened"); // ordinal 2
    public static MyEnum CLOSED=new MyEnum("Closed"); // ordinal 3
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        //
        // TODO: Add code to start application here
        //
        Console.WriteLine(MyEnum.OPENED.ToString());
        Console.WriteLine(MyEnum.OPENED.ToOrdinal().ToString());
        Console.WriteLine(MyEnum.INVALID.ToString());
        Console.WriteLine(MyEnum.INVALID.ToOrdinal().ToString());
        Console.WriteLine(MyEnum.CLOSED.ToString());
        Console.WriteLine(MyEnum.CLOSED.ToOrdinal().ToString());
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

Regards,
Jeff

Is it possible to override the ToString() method when

creating a simple enumeration?<