[Bluej-discuss] Enum types - what does enumeration mean..

[Jobling C.P.]

> Any comments welcome.. particularly if anyone knows the 
> history of the phrase "enumerated type" and its original inventor...
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I'm not sure that I know the answer to the whole question as posed but I
believe that major elements of the design for "Type-Safe enumerations" come
from Josh Bloch's "Effective Java". 

Chris

Dr Chris P. Jobling [C.P.Jobling at Swansea.ac.uk] 
School of Engineering
University of Wales Swansea, Singleton park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Tel: +44 1792 295580; Fax: +44 1792 295676
WWW: www.engineering.swan.ac.uk

 
> Cheers
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> Gordon
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