4、枚举变量的定义、初始化和赋值
既然每个枚举都是一个类型,那么由这个类型自然可以声明变量,例如,由前面定义的some_big_cities:
some_big_cities where_I_am;
需要注意的是,在声明where_I_am时没有初始化,如果这时打印where_I_am的值:
enum some_big_cities {
Guangzhou = 4,
Shenzhen = 4,
Hongkong = 4,
Shanghai = 2,
Beijing = 3,
Chongqi = 5};
int main(void)
{
some_big_cities wh;
cout<<"the value is: "<<wh<<endl;
return 0;
}
输出将是the value is: 1. 然而,如果声明wh为全局变量,则另一种情况:
enum some_big_cities {Guangzhou = 1 Shenzhen = 1, Hongkong = 1,
Shanghai = 2, Beijing = 3, Chongqi = 5};
some_big_cities wh;
int main(void)
{
cout<<"the value is: "<<wh<<endl;
return 0;
}
输出将是the value is: 0;
以上结果是在Visual C++ 2005 Express中得到,不知道其它编译器情况如何,也不知为什么得到这样的结果。下来再找找资料。
定义一个枚举变量时,可以给它初始化,例如:
some_big_cities wh = Guangzhou;
注意等号右边只能取枚举子中的某一个;特别地,以Guangzhou为例,虽然Guangzhou==4, 但以下初始化是出错的:
some_big_cities wh = 4;
Visual C++ 2005编译器提示:
error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'int' to 'some_big_cities'
可见,不能直接地把一个整型赋值给一个枚举变量,因为枚举和整型是不同类型的,除非显式转换。关于枚举与整型的关系,后面再讲。
除了初始化,枚举变量也有赋值运算:
some_big_cities wh;
wh = Guangzhou;
wh = Shanghai;
或者
some_big_cities wh1 = Guangzhou;
some_big_cities wh2 = Shanghai;
wh2 = wh1;