char to enum type?

[iluv41]

How could I convert a char from cin to a specified enum type?

The enum type is as follows in entry.h:

enum Category {SONG, POEM, ESSAY, NOVEL, NOTE};

and what I have in my other function needs to convert the char from cin to the corresponding Category in entrylist.cpp.

Would something like this work?

void Entrylist::Add(char newTitle[], char newAuthor[], char newStyle, int newSize)
{

Category newCat;

switch (newStyle)
  switch (newStyle)
    {
        case 'S':
                 break;
        case 'P':
                 break;
        case 'E':
                 break;
        case 'N':
                 break;
        case 'T':
                 break;
            
    }

would static cast work?

[mutexe]

that switch would work. providing you remove one of the duplicate lines of course (7 and 8).

you wouldnt need a static cast.

Would something like this work?

Just give it a go :)


e.g.

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

enum Category { SONG, POEM, ESSAY, NOVEL, NOTE, UNDEFINED };


Category convert(char c)
{
	Category rtn = UNDEFINED;

	switch (c)
	{
	case 's':
		rtn = SONG;
		break;
	case 'p':
		rtn = POEM;
	default:
		rtn = UNDEFINED;
		break;
	}
	
	return rtn;

}

int main()
{

	Category newCat = convert('s');
	
	
	// newCat is now SONG
	
	return 0;

}