Enum flags over 2^32

Question

I am using Enum flags in my application. The Enum can have around 50+ values, so values go up to 2^50. I was just wondering, can I use Math.Pow(2, variable) to calc

Answer 1

If you change to using non-decimal notations where the powers of 2 are more regular then you will no longer need to generate them automatically, e.g.:

// octal
AL = 0001L,
AK = 0002L,
AZ = 0004L,
AR = 0010L,
CA = 0020L,
CO = 0040L,
CT = 0100L,
...

// hexadecimal
AL = 0x001L,
AK = 0x002L,
AZ = 0x004L,
AR = 0x008L,
CA = 0x010L,
CO = 0x020L,
CT = 0x040L,
...