Re: Help with a simple enum error

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From: Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP] (x-code_at_no-spam-please.hotpop.com)
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:06:14 +0200

Hi Simon,

> Can anyone see what I've done wrong? I know its going to be something
> totally obvious but I cant see it!

You should cast the enumeration item to int:

 if(roleID <= (int)RolesEnumeration.GolbalAdmin)

given roleID is an "int" variable. 

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"Simon Harvey" <simon.harvey@the-web-works.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I thought that if I declared an Enum as follows:
>
> public enum RolesEnumeration{
>     GlobalAdmin = 0,
>     PrincipalTrialInvestigator = 1,
>     TrialManager = 2,
>     AssistantTrialManager = 3,
>     GroupCoordinator = 4,
>     GroupTrialManager = 5,
>     GroupDataManager = 6,
>     ClinicalResearchAssistant = 7,
>     StudyManagementCommittee = 8,
>     PrincipalSiteInvestigator = 9,
>     SiteCoInvestigator = 10,
>     SiteStudyNurses = 11,
>     Patient = 12,
>     IndustryUser = 13,
>     Others = 14,
>     LabResearcher = 15,
>     DataAndEthicsMonitoringCommittee = 16
> }
>
> Then I could make a statement like:
> if(roleID <= RolesEnumeration.GolbalAdmin){
> ...
>
> At the moment though, the compiler is telling me that:
>     Operator '<=' cannot be applied to operands of type 'int' and
> 'spirit.secure.RolesEnumeration'
>
> Can anyone see what I've done wrong? I know its going to be something
> totally obvious but I cant see it!
>
> Thanks all
>
> Simon
>
>

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