const variables VS enumerators

[BaussHacker]

What is better to use?

It's Conquer Related, because it's for my source.

Currently I have been using enumerators, except for packetids and mapids they are const variables.

[12tails]

hmmm i use const variables for some things and enum's for others... i've took the example of EO Source....
it's a good resource project :]

example:

        const int ITEMSORT_INVALID = -1;
        const int ITEMSORT_EXPEND = 0;
        const int ITEMSORT_HELMET = 1;
        const int ITEMSORT_NECKLACE = 2;
        const int ITEMSORT_ARMOR = 3;
        const int ITEMSORT_WEAPON1 = 4;
        const int ITEMSORT_WEAPON2 = 5;
        const int ITEMSORT_SHIELD = 6;
        const int ITEMSORT_RING = 7;
        const int ITEMSORT_SHOES = 8;
        const int ITEMSORT_OTHER = 9;

[BaussHacker]

Originally Posted by 12tails

hmmm i use const variables for some things and enum's for others... i've took the example of EO Source....
it's a good resource project :]

Yeah I mean, where should I use what.

[Mr_PoP]

Originally Posted by BaussHacker

Yeah I mean, where should I use what.

when you don't need a magic numbers everywhere lol

[Korvacs]

Enums imo, you can do more useful things with enums, a constant is just a constant, not much you can do with it.

[BaussHacker]

Originally Posted by Mr_PoP

when you don't need a magic numbers everywhere lol

Care to explain?

[12tails]

i would say to use an enum when you would struct something like ItemInfo/UserData
and use Get/Set methods to control the variables as you wish... doing this way you would prevent an major error doing a mistake or something like while ur coding...

example:

class UserData
{
      private uint uiId;
      private string szName;
      public const int MAX_LEVEL = 140;//ex to use a const

      enum EntityVariable { Id, Name }//ex to use a enum

      public uint GetInt(EntityVariable evObject) 
      { 
            switch (evObject)
            {
                  case EntityVariable.Id:
                        return uiId;
            }
      }

      public string GetStr(EntityVariable evObject) 
      { 
            switch (evObject)
            {
                  case EntityVariable.Name:
                        return szName;
            }
      }

      public void SetStr(EntityVariable evObject, string szValue) 
      { 
            switch (evObject)
            {
                  case EntityVariable.Name:
                        szName = szValue;
                        //TODO: Actions after change name here
                        break;
            }
      }
}

[_tao4229_]

each individual ITEM is then an enumerator.
please.

[BaussHacker]

Originally Posted by _tao4229_

each individual ITEM is then an enumerator.
please.

LOL