I've been programming in Java for a while and just got thrown onto a project that's written entirely in C#. I'm trying to come up to speed in C#, and noticed enums used in several places in my new project, but at first glance, C#'s enums seem to be more simplistic than the Java 1.5+ implementation. Can anyone enumerate the differences between C# and Java enums, and how to overcome the differences? (I don't want to start a language flame war, I just want to know how to do some things in C# that I used to do in Java). For example, could someone post a C# counterpart to Sun's famous Planet enum example?
public enum Planet {
MERCURY (3.303e+23, 2.4397e6),
VENUS (4.869e+24, 6.0518e6),
EARTH (5.976e+24, 6.37814e6),
MARS (6.421e+23, 3.3972e6),
JUPITER (1.9e+27, 7.1492e7),
SATURN (5.688e+26, 6.0268e7),
URANUS (8.686e+25, 2.5559e7),
NEPTUNE (1.024e+26, 2.4746e7),
PLUTO (1.27e+22, 1.137e6);
private final double mass; // in kilograms
private final double radius; // in meters
Planet(double mass, double radius) {
this.mass = mass;
this.radius = radius;
}
public double mass() { return mass; }
public double radius() { return radius; }
// universal gravitational constant (m3 kg-1 s-2)
public static final double G = 6.67300E-11;
public double surfaceGravity() {
return G * mass / (radius * radius);
}
public double surfaceWeight(double otherMass) {
return otherMass * surfaceGravity();
}
}
// Example usage (slight modification of Sun's example):
public static void main(String[] args) {
Planet pEarth = Planet.EARTH;
double earthRadius = pEarth.radius(); // Just threw it in to show usage
// Argument passed in is earth Weight. Calculate weight on each planet:
double earthWeight = Double.parseDouble(args[0]);
double mass = earthWeight/pEarth.surfaceGravity();
for (Planet p : Planet.values())
System.out.printf("Your weight on %s is %f%n",
p, p.surfaceWeight(mass));
}
// Example output:
$ java Planet 175
Your weight on MERCURY is 66.107583
Your weight on VENUS is 158.374842
[etc ...]
//Review the sample enum below for a template on how to implement a JavaEnum.
//There is also an EnumSet implementation below.
public abstract class JavaEnum : IComparable {
public static IEnumerable<JavaEnum> Values {
get {
throw new NotImplementedException("Enumeration missing");
}
}
public readonly string Name;
public JavaEnum(string name) {
this.Name = name;
}
public override string ToString() {
return base.ToString() + "." + Name.ToUpper();
}
public int CompareTo(object obj) {
if(obj is JavaEnum) {
return string.Compare(this.Name, ((JavaEnum)obj).Name);
} else {
throw new ArgumentException();
}
}
//Dictionary values are of type SortedSet<T>
private static Dictionary<Type, object> enumDictionary;
public static SortedSet<T> RetrieveEnumValues<T>() where T : JavaEnum {
if(enumDictionary == null) {
enumDictionary = new Dictionary<Type, object>();
}
object enums;
if(!enumDictionary.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out enums)) {
enums = new SortedSet<T>();
FieldInfo[] myFieldInfo = typeof(T).GetFields(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | BindingFlags.Public);
foreach(FieldInfo f in myFieldInfo) {
if(f.FieldType == typeof(T)) {
((SortedSet<T>)enums).Add((T)f.GetValue(null));
}
}
enumDictionary.Add(typeof(T), enums);
}
return (SortedSet<T>)enums;
}
}
//Sample JavaEnum
public class SampleEnum : JavaEnum {
//Enum values
public static readonly SampleEnum A = new SampleEnum("A", 1);
public static readonly SampleEnum B = new SampleEnum("B", 2);
public static readonly SampleEnum C = new SampleEnum("C", 3);
//Variables or Properties common to all enums of this type
public int int1;
public static int int2 = 4;
public static readonly int int3 = 9;
//The Values property must be replaced with a call to JavaEnum.generateEnumValues<MyEnumType>() to generate an IEnumerable set.
public static new IEnumerable<SampleEnum> Values {
get {
foreach(var e in JavaEnum.RetrieveEnumValues<SampleEnum>()) {
yield return e;
}
//If this enum should compose several enums, add them here
//foreach(var e in ChildSampleEnum.Values) {
// yield return e;
//}
}
}
public SampleEnum(string name, int int1)
: base(name) {
this.int1 = int1;
}
}
public class EnumSet<T> : SortedSet<T> where T : JavaEnum {
// Creates an enum set containing all of the elements in the specified element type.
public static EnumSet<T> AllOf(IEnumerable<T> values) {
EnumSet<T> returnSet = new EnumSet<T>();
foreach(T item in values) {
returnSet.Add(item);
}
return returnSet;
}
// Creates an enum set with the same element type as the specified enum set, initially containing all the elements of this type that are not contained in the specified set.
public static EnumSet<T> ComplementOf(IEnumerable<T> values, EnumSet<T> set) {
EnumSet<T> returnSet = new EnumSet<T>();
foreach(T item in values) {
if(!set.Contains(item)) {
returnSet.Add(item);
}
}
return returnSet;
}
// Creates an enum set initially containing all of the elements in the range defined by the two specified endpoints.
public static EnumSet<T> Range(IEnumerable<T> values, T from, T to) {
EnumSet<T> returnSet = new EnumSet<T>();
if(from == to) {
returnSet.Add(from);
return returnSet;
}
bool isFrom = false;
foreach(T item in values) {
if(isFrom) {
returnSet.Add(item);
if(item == to) {
return returnSet;
}
} else if(item == from) {
isFrom = true;
returnSet.Add(item);
}
}
throw new ArgumentException();
}
// Creates an enum set initially containing the specified element(s).
public static EnumSet<T> Of(params T[] setItems) {
EnumSet<T> returnSet = new EnumSet<T>();
foreach(T item in setItems) {
returnSet.Add(item);
}
return returnSet;
}
// Creates an empty enum set with the specified element type.
public static EnumSet<T> NoneOf() {
return new EnumSet<T>();
}
// Returns a copy of the set passed in.
public static EnumSet<T> CopyOf(EnumSet<T> set) {
EnumSet<T> returnSet = new EnumSet<T>();
returnSet.Add(set);
return returnSet;
}
// Adds a set to an existing set.
public void Add(EnumSet<T> enumSet) {
foreach(T item in enumSet) {
this.Add(item);
}
}
// Removes a set from an existing set.
public void Remove(EnumSet<T> enumSet) {
foreach(T item in enumSet) {
this.Remove(item);
}
}
}
