forward/strong enum in VS2010

Question

At http://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2010/04/06/c-0x-core-language-features-in-vc10-the-table.aspx there is a table showing C++0x features that are implemented in 2010 RC

Answer 1

I think I found the answer. I found "enum class" in the VS 2010 documentation under the keywords documentation. It's managed only--unsupported in real C++ builds. So it seems that they mean this C++0x feature is "partially done" in that it isn't done at all.

Answer 2

I wondered about this one too, but my guess is that they're simply making use of an existing nonstandard extension in their compiler.

VC10 (and older) accepts code like this:

enum E : short { test };

E val = E::test;

That is, you're allowed to use the enum name as a namespace qualifier, and you're allowed to specify the type.

As for forward-declared enums, the following compiles fine for me:

enum E;

without the type specifier