thanks for all suggestions. I actually hoped there was a direct way like pseudo code: Count(TEnumtype), but seems to need at least a var placeholder. Thanks anyway andries
Jonathan Mora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: it's the same thing with high()-low(). --- Mike Shkolnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try the next > > var > Data: PTypeData; > i: Integer; > begin > Result := 0; > Data := GetTypeData(TypeInfo(TyourEnum)); > for i := Data^.MinValue to Data^.MaxValue > Inc(Result) > end > > or > > var > i: TyourEnum; > begin > Result := 0; > for i := Low(TyourEnum) to High(TyourEnum) do > Inc(Result) > end > > But personally I don't use the enum types with > predefined value for items > > With best regards, Mike Shkolnik > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.scalabium.com > > --- Jonathan Mora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > won't work with > > > > type > > SomeEnum = (enum1=1, enum2, enum3=9, enum4, > > enum5=50); > > > > > > --- Mike Shkolnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Result := Ord(High(aEnum))-Ord(Low(aEnum))+1 > > > > > > Or use the RTTI (TypInfo unit) and read the > > > MaxValue/MinValue from type: > > > var > > > Data: PTypeData; > > > begin > > > Data := GetTypeData(TypeInfo(TEnum)); > > > <you need the Data^.MinValue and > Data^.MaxValue> > > > end > > > > > > With best regards, Mike Shkolnik > > > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.scalabium.com > > > > > > --- Andries Bos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > hello > > > > > > > > How do i get the amount of enumerated types > > > defined: > > > > > > > > Some code: > > > > type > > > > SomeEnum = (enum1, enum2, enum3); > > > > > > > > function ABC : integer > > > > var AEnum : Someenum; > > > > begin > > > > result := ord(high(aEnum)) > > > > end; > > > > > > > > Result will return the ordinal of the highest, > > but > > > > is there a direct way of getting the count of > > this > > > > enum list? > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > andries > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
