Enum Tile class

[Ameer Watson]

Like we were talking about in class about the suggested Enum Tile class, I'm still trying to grasp the concept of Enums, so how exactly was that going to work as was described in class?

[Jan Monterrubio]

How it will work depends on how you do things. 

This is how my enum works:

It takes a string as a parameter to the constructor, which is just

"../resources/NameofSomething.jpg"

it then uses that string to return an image icon.

 

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Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 12:13:11 -0700
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Subject: Enum Tile class

[Timothy Crisler]

So an enum is similar to a case switch block of code in the sense that it toggles between different outputs depending on different inputs?  

Timothy Crisler 

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[Jan Monterrubio]

Basically. 

However, that switch{} code is in my actual tile making method.

The returning of images isn't a switch case.

 

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From: mister...@gmail.com
To: cs251-...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Enum Tile class
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 13:57:43 -0600

[cs.unm....@gmail.com]

An enum is not a switch statement. However, you can use an enumerated type as the case types. Along with enumerated types you can also use a char, int, short, and byte.

A switch case is similar to an if else statement but its has many different paths of flow comparatively.

Joe

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From: Timothy Crisler <mister...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Tue, 03 May 2011 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: Enum Tile class

So an enum is similar to a case switch block of code in the sense that it toggles between different outputs depending on different inputs?  


Timothy Crisler 

Sent from my iPhone


On May 2, 2011, at 2:11 PM, Jan Monterrubio <notur_b...@hotmail.com> wrote:

How it will work depends on how you do things. 


This is how my enum works:


It takes a string as a parameter to the constructor, which is just

"../resources/NameofSomething.jpg"

it then uses that string to return an image icon.



 

[Thomas Hayes]

With switch statements, you do have to remember the "fall through"

that will happen unless you include a "break" or "return" in each case.