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If I have an anonymous enum, is there any way to pass a value of that type to a function? For example,



typedef struct 
enum On, Off status;
int max_amps;
SWITCH;

void make_switches()
SWITCH switch1 = createSwitch( On, 15 );
SWITCH switch2 = createSwitch( Off, 20 );


SWITCH* createSwitch( ??? status, int max_amps )
SWITCH* new_switch = malloc( sizeof( SWITCH ) );
new_switch->status = status;
new_switch->max_amps = max_amps;
return new_switch;



I would like to pass the value of the anonymous enum into the createSwitch() function. Is there any way to do this?










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  • 1





    I'm sure you already thought of this, but my suggestion is to promote the enum to be a global, named type.

    – Tom Karzes
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 3





    Sure, you can SWITCH *createSwitch(int status...)

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • The value of an enumeration is similar to an integer, you can accept status as any type of integer

    – liamcomp
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 1





    Replacing ??? with typeof(On) is a really bad idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that it isn't mentioned in the C specification. See also: stackoverflow.com/questions/12081502/typeof-operator-in-c

    – user3386109
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • @user3386109: I guess I'm blind; where do you seetypeof(On) ?

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:56

















8















If I have an anonymous enum, is there any way to pass a value of that type to a function? For example,



typedef struct 
enum On, Off status;
int max_amps;
SWITCH;

void make_switches()
SWITCH switch1 = createSwitch( On, 15 );
SWITCH switch2 = createSwitch( Off, 20 );


SWITCH* createSwitch( ??? status, int max_amps )
SWITCH* new_switch = malloc( sizeof( SWITCH ) );
new_switch->status = status;
new_switch->max_amps = max_amps;
return new_switch;



I would like to pass the value of the anonymous enum into the createSwitch() function. Is there any way to do this?










share|improve this question

















  • 1





    I'm sure you already thought of this, but my suggestion is to promote the enum to be a global, named type.

    – Tom Karzes
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 3





    Sure, you can SWITCH *createSwitch(int status...)

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • The value of an enumeration is similar to an integer, you can accept status as any type of integer

    – liamcomp
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 1





    Replacing ??? with typeof(On) is a really bad idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that it isn't mentioned in the C specification. See also: stackoverflow.com/questions/12081502/typeof-operator-in-c

    – user3386109
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • @user3386109: I guess I'm blind; where do you seetypeof(On) ?

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:56













8












8








8








If I have an anonymous enum, is there any way to pass a value of that type to a function? For example,



typedef struct 
enum On, Off status;
int max_amps;
SWITCH;

void make_switches()
SWITCH switch1 = createSwitch( On, 15 );
SWITCH switch2 = createSwitch( Off, 20 );


SWITCH* createSwitch( ??? status, int max_amps )
SWITCH* new_switch = malloc( sizeof( SWITCH ) );
new_switch->status = status;
new_switch->max_amps = max_amps;
return new_switch;



I would like to pass the value of the anonymous enum into the createSwitch() function. Is there any way to do this?










share|improve this question














If I have an anonymous enum, is there any way to pass a value of that type to a function? For example,



typedef struct 
enum On, Off status;
int max_amps;
SWITCH;

void make_switches()
SWITCH switch1 = createSwitch( On, 15 );
SWITCH switch2 = createSwitch( Off, 20 );


SWITCH* createSwitch( ??? status, int max_amps )
SWITCH* new_switch = malloc( sizeof( SWITCH ) );
new_switch->status = status;
new_switch->max_amps = max_amps;
return new_switch;



I would like to pass the value of the anonymous enum into the createSwitch() function. Is there any way to do this?







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    I'm sure you already thought of this, but my suggestion is to promote the enum to be a global, named type.

    – Tom Karzes
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 3





    Sure, you can SWITCH *createSwitch(int status...)

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • The value of an enumeration is similar to an integer, you can accept status as any type of integer

    – liamcomp
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 1





    Replacing ??? with typeof(On) is a really bad idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that it isn't mentioned in the C specification. See also: stackoverflow.com/questions/12081502/typeof-operator-in-c

    – user3386109
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • @user3386109: I guess I'm blind; where do you seetypeof(On) ?

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:56












  • 1





    I'm sure you already thought of this, but my suggestion is to promote the enum to be a global, named type.

    – Tom Karzes
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 3





    Sure, you can SWITCH *createSwitch(int status...)

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • The value of an enumeration is similar to an integer, you can accept status as any type of integer

    – liamcomp
    Apr 12 at 3:52






  • 1





    Replacing ??? with typeof(On) is a really bad idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that it isn't mentioned in the C specification. See also: stackoverflow.com/questions/12081502/typeof-operator-in-c

    – user3386109
    Apr 12 at 3:52











  • @user3386109: I guess I'm blind; where do you seetypeof(On) ?

    – Mark Benningfield
    Apr 12 at 3:56







1




1





I'm sure you already thought of this, but my suggestion is to promote the enum to be a global, named type.

– Tom Karzes
Apr 12 at 3:52





I'm sure you already thought of this, but my suggestion is to promote the enum to be a global, named type.

– Tom Karzes
Apr 12 at 3:52




3




3





Sure, you can SWITCH *createSwitch(int status...)

– Mark Benningfield
Apr 12 at 3:52





Sure, you can SWITCH *createSwitch(int status...)

– Mark Benningfield
Apr 12 at 3:52













The value of an enumeration is similar to an integer, you can accept status as any type of integer

– liamcomp
Apr 12 at 3:52





The value of an enumeration is similar to an integer, you can accept status as any type of integer

– liamcomp
Apr 12 at 3:52




1




1





Replacing ??? with typeof(On) is a really bad idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that it isn't mentioned in the C specification. See also: stackoverflow.com/questions/12081502/typeof-operator-in-c

– user3386109
Apr 12 at 3:52





Replacing ??? with typeof(On) is a really bad idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that it isn't mentioned in the C specification. See also: stackoverflow.com/questions/12081502/typeof-operator-in-c

– user3386109
Apr 12 at 3:52













@user3386109: I guess I'm blind; where do you seetypeof(On) ?

– Mark Benningfield
Apr 12 at 3:56





@user3386109: I guess I'm blind; where do you seetypeof(On) ?

– Mark Benningfield
Apr 12 at 3:56












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As others have suggested, you can simply use an int in the place of ???.



This is because as per 6.7.2.2/3 of C11 standard (Committee draft):




The identifiers in an enumerator list are declared as constants that have type int and may appear wherever such are permitted.







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    As others have suggested, you can simply use an int in the place of ???.



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      As others have suggested, you can simply use an int in the place of ???.



      This is because as per 6.7.2.2/3 of C11 standard (Committee draft):




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        As others have suggested, you can simply use an int in the place of ???.



        This is because as per 6.7.2.2/3 of C11 standard (Committee draft):




        The identifiers in an enumerator list are declared as constants that have type int and may appear wherever such are permitted.







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        As others have suggested, you can simply use an int in the place of ???.



        This is because as per 6.7.2.2/3 of C11 standard (Committee draft):




        The identifiers in an enumerator list are declared as constants that have type int and may appear wherever such are permitted.








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