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Enum Tab

This tab allows you to define enums (Enumerated Types). An enumerated type allows you to define a data type and assign a specific set of accepted values.

Adding Enums

An enum may be created in one of two ways:

• Right-click within the Enum tab and select Insert Enum.
• Press the Insert key while the Enum tab is active.

This creates a default enum labelled as "EnumTypen" with the Value of "V0,V1".

Double click on the Type or Value to make changes.

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• • An enum must contain two or more values. If only one value is defined, it will be not be considered and the previous value will be retained.
  • An enum should not contain special characters such as #, @, etc.. If a special character is defined in the value field, it will be not be considered and the previous value will be retained.

To Use Enums

1. Enter the enum type and hash (#), the press Ctrl+Space. This opens a dialog to select the corresponding value.
   
2. Select the value and click the check mark. The value is loaded into your program.
   

Declaring Enums

Enums may be declared in the same way as variables; at the end of the line press Enter.

As CurrentDrive is not a part of the dictionary, a dialog is opened to add the variable. Set the Types as the enum name.

Once this is added, the variable will be displayed with the selected type in the Dictionary.

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