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Qian2501
Qian2501

Reputation: 77

Is there some trick in C# to give some value a name?

I came from C/C++, and used alot things like #define OBJ_STATE_INPROCESS 2, so that when coding actual logic you can have state = OBJ_STATE_INPROCESS;, and what it does become more obvious than state = 2;, which makes the code easier to maintain.
I wonder if there is some trick like this in C#

Upvotes: 1

Views: 56

Answers (2)

jmvcollaborator
jmvcollaborator

Reputation: 2485

You can accomplish that using constant properties, for example:

static class Constants
{

    public const int OBJ_STATE_INPROCESS = 2
}


class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        
        Console.WriteLine(Constants.OBJ_STATE_INPROCESS ); //prints 2
    }
}

Upvotes: 1

Markus
Markus

Reputation: 22481

Though technically a different concept, in C# you can use contants and enums to avoid "magic numbers", e.g.

public static class Constants
{
  public const string MyConst = "ThisIsMyConst";
}

public enum MyEnum
{
  MyEnumValue1, 
  MyEnumValue2,
}

// Usage
var value = MyEnum.MyEnumValue2;

Upvotes: 3

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