C# Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners: (20) Enumerations and the switch Decision Statement

Here, we demonstrate the use of Enumerations because, in the .NET Framework Class Library, properties can often be set only to a predetermined subset of possible values. To illustrate this point, we create our own custom enumeration and then utilize it in a simple application that demonstrates a third Decision statement, the switch.

Full course outline:

• Mod 01: Series Introduction
• Mod 02: Installing Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop
• Mod 03: Creating Your First C# Program
• Mod 04: Dissecting the First C# Program You Created
• Mod 05: Quick Overview of the Visual C# Express Edition IDE
• Mod 06: Declaring Variables and Assigning Values Duration
• Mod 07: Branching with the if Decision Statement and the Conditional Operator
• Mod 08: Operators, Expressions, and Statements Duration
• Mod 09: for Iterations
• Mod 10: Creating Arrays of Values
• Mod 11: Creating and Calling Simple Overloaded Helper Methods
• Mod 12: while Iterations and Reading Data from a Text File
• Mod 13: Working with Strings
• Mod 14: Working with DateTime
• Mod 15: Understanding and Creating Classes
• Mod 16: More About Classes and Methods
• Mod 17: Working with Classes and Inheritances in the .NET Framework Class Library
• Mod 18: Understanding Namespaces and Adding References to Assemblies
• Mod 19: Understanding Scope and Utilizing Accessibility Modifiers
• Mod 20: Enumerations and the switch Decision Statement
• Mod 21: Gracefully Handling Exceptions
• Mod 22: Working with Collections
• Mod 23: Filtering and Managing Data Collections Using LINQ
• Mod 24: Understanding Event-Driven Programming
• Mod 25: Where to Go from Here