Enumerations in C

Enumerations in C — a practical guide to C enum with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Prefer enums for states and options instead of magic numbers.

Enum

enum Status { STATUS_OK = 0, STATUS_ERR = 1 };
enum Status s = STATUS_OK;