Constructing an enum instance

Question

I have this enum function with some elements:

public enum TrackingTypeEnum
{
    None,
    Start,
    PageView,
    Foreground,
    Background,
    Push,
}

And I want to add some elements there, but not manually in the function, i want to use "new" command but dosn't work.

I've tried this:

TrackingTypeEnum Custom = new TrackingTypeEnum;

Any solution?

Thanks!

That's not how enums work. If you need to add things at run time, you can't use them — Andrew Barber, Nov 11 '14 at 22:36
okey i've seen that now... so i have to delete enum.. what can i do for do what i want? — Javi, Nov 11 '14 at 23:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 11 '14 at 22:43

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According to official documentation, you can't use enum keywork in such a way. In sort, an enum is a list of constants you can assign values to.

Read: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sbbt4032.aspx

answered Nov 11 '14 at 22:43

fillobotto

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Okey, so i must delete enum and do what? thanks! – Javi Nov 11 '14 at 23:04

score -1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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That's not what enums are for- you should only use them to store every possible state of an object. If you really do want to use enums, you can store those additional values in a dictionary, like it's covered in this SO answer:

C#: can you add to an enum type in run-time

edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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answered Nov 12 '14 at 00:39

Michał Żołnieruk

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Constructing an enum instance

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