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Enum based on byte, and convert enum variable back to byte
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
enum orientation : byte
{
north = 1,
south = 2,
east = 3,
west = 4
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
orientation myDirection = orientation.north;
byte directionByte;
string directionString;
myDirection = orientation.north;
Console.WriteLine("myDirection = {0}", myDirection);
directionByte = (byte)myDirection;
directionString = Convert.ToString(myDirection);
Console.WriteLine("byte equivalent = {0}", directionByte);
Console.WriteLine("string equivalent = {0}", directionString);
}
}
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