How to wrap my Enum in a Class

[ireland]

For reasons I want to wrap my enum in a class.
I also want create a method which returns the int representation of the enum but I can't seem to figure out how to return it.
see the ToInt property, how to I return an int representation of the enum they are currently using?
e.g. if the caller has an enum instance version of value "Previous" then they can call version.ToInt and get the in of 2.

public class RowVersion
    {
        public int ToInt
        {
            get { return (int)RowVersion; }
        }
        public static RowVersion Original
        {
            get { return RowVersionEnum.Original; }
        }
        public static RowVersion Current
        {
            get { return RowVersionEnum.Current; }
        }
        public static RowVersion Previous
        {
            get { return RowVersionEnum.Previous; }
        }
        enum RowVersionEnum
        {
            Original = 0,

            Current = 1,

            Previous = 2,
        }
    }

[Tischnoetentoet]

I don't see ANY reason why you want to wrap an enum into a class. Check the Enum class for enum specific functions.

You can simply cast a value to an int if required.

[boudino]

Because you are casting RowVersion, not RowVersionEnum in the ToInt method.

Nevertheless, I don't understand why you are trying to do something like that. It indicates error in your desing.

[HanneSThEGreaT]

Let me give an example. This is what I use in of my programs:

        public enum ImapiErrorValues : uint //Some Of The Returned Errors By ICDBurn Interface
        {
            Ok = 0, //Everything Fine
            False = 1,
            PropertiesIgnored = 2147746304, //Ignored Unknown Property Passed
            BufferTooSmall = 2147746305, //Buffer Too Small
            NotOpened = 2147746315, //DiscMaster Has Not Been Opened Yet
            NotInitialized = 2147746316, //Recorder Object Not Initialized
            UserAbort = 2147746317, //Cancelled By The USer
            Generic = 2147746318, //Generic Error
            MediumNotPresent = 2147746319, //No Disk In Drive
            MediumInvalidType = 2147746320, //Disk Not Correct Type
            DeviceNoProperties = 2147746321, //Recorder Doesn't Support Properties
            DeviceNotAccessible = 2147746322, //Device Cannot Be Used / Already In Use
            DeviceNotPresent = 2147746323, //Device Not Present
            DeviceInvalidType = 2147746324, 
            InitializeWrite = 2147746325, //Drive Interface Cannot Be Initialized
            InitializeEndWrite = 2147746326, //Drive Interface Cannot Be Initilaized For Closing
            FileSystem = 2147746327, //File System Error
            FileAccess = 2147746328, //Error While Writing Image File
            DiskInfo = 2147746329, //Error While REading Disk Data
            TrackNotOpen = 2147746330, //Audio Track Not Open For Writing
            TrackOpen = 2147746331, //Audio Track Already Staged / Opened For Writing
            DiskFull = 2147746332, //Disk Is Full
            BadJolietName = 2147746333, //Badly named Element
            InvalidImage = 2147746334, //Image Is Corrupted / Dmaaged / Cleared
            NoActiveFormat = 2147746335, //Recordin Format Not Selected Yet
            NoActiveRecorder = 2147746336, //Recorder Not Selected Yet
            WrongFormat = 2147746337,
            AlreadyOpen = 2147746338, //DiscMaster Already Open
            WrongDisk = 2147746339, //Disk Was Removed From Active Recorder
            FileExists = 2147746340, //File Already Exists
            StashInUse = 2147746341, //Stash File Already In Use By Different Application
            DeviceStillInUse = 2147746342, //A Differnt Application IS Already Using The Device
            LossOfStreaming = 2147746343, //Content Streaming Was Lost
            CompressedStash = 2147746344, //Stash On Compressed Volume
            EncryptedStash = 2147746345, //Stash On Encrypted Volume
            NotEnoughDiskForStash = 2147746346, //Not Enough Free Space to Create Stash File
            RemovableStash = 2147746347, //Stash On Removable Volume
            CannotWriteToMedia = 2147746348, //Cannot Write To Media
            TrackNotBigEnough = 2147746349, //Track Not Big Enough
            BootImageAndNonBlankDisk = 2147746350 //Attempted To Create Boot Image On Non - Blank Disk
        }

That is the enum, and I created it above the Class Constructor. Don't worry about what it does

Now, if I want to use this, IOW, return a value from this, I can do this:

        /// <summary> 
        /// Copy From Stage To CD 
        /// </summary> 
        public ImapiErrorValues Burn(IntPtr h)
        {
            return (ImapiErrorValues)SBICDBurn.SBBurn(h); //Burn

        }

This is a normal method, which is created of type ImapiErrorValues, which return one of the enums values.

I can also do this :

        /// <summary>
        /// Get Drive Letter
        /// </summary>
        private string SBGetDriveLetter()
        {
            // Only one drive on the system can have "allow cd burning on this drive" set on it's 
            // properties. 

            if (SBHasRecordableDrive == false) //If No Drive Found
                return "No Available Drive";

            if (SBICDBurn == null) //If We Cannot Create ICDBurn Interface
                throw new Exception("ICDBurn is nothing!");

            string SBDrive = " "; //Initialize Drive Letter Variable

            uint SBResult = (uint)SBICDBurn.GetRecorderDriveLetter(SBDrive, 4); //Get Drive Letter

            if (SBResult != (uint)ImapiErrorValues.Ok) //If Everything Not OK
            {
                ImapiErrorValues SBErrorCode  = (ImapiErrorValues)SBResult; //Get Returned Error Code
                    throw new Exception("Error Returned By IMAPI " + SBErrorCode);
            }

            //Make Returned Drive Letter String More Readable
            SBDrive = SBDrive.TrimEnd(new char[] { char.MinValue });

            return SBDrive; //Retrun Value
        }

if you look at the above bolded line, you will see that I have created an ImapiErrorValues object, then cast - ed SBResult to that type.

This should give you a good hint on how to go about doing this.

I hope my advice was helpful
PS, sorry for all the other code, I just wanted to show a proper example of usage