Getting the string representing the enum value ~ Proposal

[Ben Gardner]

kris wrote:
> 
> I'll propose that a new property be added, somewhat like the .mangleof
> property. Instead, a .nameof property would simply return the lexical
> token for the named entity. Doesn't matter whether it refers to a
> struct, class, some attribute thereof, enum types or members, whatever
> ... the x.nameof should just return a char[] of the respective name.
> 
> Thoughts?

This would be easy implement if the enum value is known at compile time
(ie, X.Apple.nameof).

But to do this for an unknown enum value would require that a complete
string table be defined for every enum.

void foo(X e)
{
   writef("the enum name is %s\n", e.nameof);
}

I suppose that the compiler would be smart enough to drop the string
table if it is never used, so there is no harm in defining the table for
all enums.

Ben