C# how to use enum with switch

Question

I can\'t figure out how to use switches in combination with an enum. Could you please tell me what I\'m doing wrong, and how to fix it? I have to use an enum to make a basic

Answer 1

Two things. First, you need to qualify the enum reference in your test - rather than "PLUS", it should be "Operator.PLUS". Second, this code would be a lot more readable if you used the enum member names rather than their integral values in the switch statement. I've updated your code:

public enum Operator
{
    PLUS, MINUS, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE
}

public static double Calculate(int left, int right, Operator op)
{
    switch (op)
    {
        default:
        case Operator.PLUS:
            return left + right;

        case Operator.MINUS:
            return left - right;

        case Operator.MULTIPLY:
            return left * right;

        case Operator.DIVIDE:
            return left / right;
    }
}

Call this with:

Console.WriteLine("The sum of 5 and 5 is " + Calculate(5, 5, Operator.PLUS));

Answer 2

simply don't cast to int

 switch(operator)
    {
       case Operator.Plus:
       //todo

Answer 3

The correct answer is already given, nevertheless here is the better way (than switch):

private Dictionary<Operator, Func<int, int, double>> operators =
    new Dictionary<Operator, Func<int, int, double>>
    {
        { Operator.PLUS, ( a, b ) => a + b },
        { Operator.MINUS, ( a, b ) => a - b },
        { Operator.MULTIPLY, ( a, b ) => a * b },
        { Operator.DIVIDE ( a, b ) => (double)a / b },
    };

public double Calculate( int left, int right, Operator op )
{
    return operators.ContainsKey( op ) ? operators[ op ]( left, right ) : 0.0;
}

Answer 4

You don't need to convert it

switch(op)
{
     case Operator.PLUS:
     {
        // your code 
        // for plus operator
        break;
     }
     case Operator.MULTIPLY:
     {
        // your code 
        // for MULTIPLY operator
        break;
     }
     default: break;
}

By the way, use brackets

Answer 5

 public enum Operator
    {
        PLUS, MINUS, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE
    }

    public class Calc
    {
        public void Calculate(int left, int right, Operator op)
        {

            switch (op)
            {
                case Operator.DIVIDE:
                    //Divide
                    break;
                case Operator.MINUS:
                    //Minus
                    break;
                case Operator.MULTIPLY:
                    //...
                    break;
                case Operator.PLUS:
                    //;;
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Couldn't process operation: " + op);
            }
        }
    }