Cases where I miss C++ 'using'

[Jari-Matti Mäkelä]

Daniel Keep wrote:
>> Finally I wish there were some way to bring all the values in an *enum*
>> into the current name resolution scope.  For example:
>>
>> enum Buttons {
>>    Left,
>>    Right,
>>    Middle
>> }
>> with(Buttons) {  // doesn't work!
>>    x = Left|Middle
>> }
>> alias Buttons B;
>> y = B.Left | B.Middle;  // ok, but not as nice looking
>>
>>
>> --bb
> 
> Allowing you to use an Enum's name without the prefix is one of the
> things I actually miss about Visual Basic.  Sure, requiring the prefix
> is nice for the sake of organisation, but it gets *really* aggravating
> after a while.

I mostly use enums inside switch statements. Java makes a nice
compromise here by only requiring the prefix outside switches. I don't
like making them accessible everywhere without prefixing.