How can I make an "abstract" enum in a .NET class library?
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I'm making a server library in which the packet association is done by enum.
public enum ServerOperationCode : byte
{
LoginResponse = 0x00,
SelectionResponse = 0x01,
BlahBlahResponse = 0x02
}
public enum ClientOperationCode : byte
{
LoginRequest = 0x00,
SelectionRequest = 0x01,
BlahBlahRequest = 0x02
}
That works fine when you're working in your own project - you can compare which enum member is returned (i.e. if (packet.OperationCode == ClientOperationCode.LoginRequest)
). However, since this is a class library, the user will have to define its own enum.
Therefore, I have two enums to add as "abstract" - ServerOperationCode and ClientOperationCode. I know it's not possible to implement abstract enums in C#. How would I go doing this?
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