Display Text for Enum [duplicate]

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HI
I have the following enum

public enum Priority : byte 
    {
        A=1,
        B+ = 2,
        B=4,
        C=8,
        D=16,
        E=32
    }

I want to add B+ in the enum but it is giving me error

Of course, B+ is not a valid name for a enum value. In fact it's not even a valid name for an identifier. What is your actual issue? — Etienne de Martel
– Etienne de Martel, Commented Jan 2, 2012 at 6:05
if you need custom text for enum members try stackoverflow.com/questions/1187085/… — Shoaib Shaikh
– Shoaib Shaikh, Commented Jan 2, 2012 at 6:07
You can add user friendly description for enum like done [here] [here]:stackoverflow.com/questions/1331487/… — Upendra Chaudhari
– Upendra Chaudhari, Commented Jan 2, 2012 at 6:10
Another answer to this question: stackoverflow.com/questions/424366/c-sharp-string-enums — escargot agile
– escargot agile, Commented Jan 2, 2012 at 6:14

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:00:29Z

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You can add user friendly description for enum like below :

enum MyEnum 
{ 
    [Description("This is black")] 
    Black, 
    [Description("This is white")] 
    White 
}

Ref. Link : How to have userfriendly names for enumerations?

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Gary · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-02 06:07:05Z

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How about using a valid identifier like B_Plus?

answered Jan 2, 2012 at 6:07

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Tassadaque Over a year ago

It is the business requirement to show B+ in drop down

Dan · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-02 06:07:47Z

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Yes. It's giving you an error because your code is wrong. You can't make "B+" an enum value because there's a plus sign. Same reason you can't declare int B+. Use a different name.

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Brian Mains · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-02 06:07:49Z

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You won't be able to use + as a name identifier because it's a math operator or string concatenator... it can't be used with enums. Use an alternative syntax, or use an alternative approach. You could consider a state design pattern:

http://www.dofactory.com/patterns/PatternState.aspx#_self2

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