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An enumeration is a set of named integer constants.
In F#, enumerations, also known as enums, are integral types where labels are assigned to a subset of the values. You can use them in place of literals to make code more readable and maintainable.
Declaring Enumerations
The general syntax for declaring an enumeration is −
type enum-name = | value1 = integer-literal1 | value2 = integer-literal2 ...
The following example demonstrates the use of enumerations −
Example
// Declaration of an enumeration. type Days = | Sun = 0 | Mon = 1 | Tues = 2 | Wed = 3 | Thurs = 4 | Fri = 5 | Sat = 6 // Use of an enumeration. let weekend1 : Days = Days.Sat let weekend2 : Days = Days.Sun let weekDay1 : Days = Days.Mon printfn "Monday: %A" weekDay1 printfn "Saturday: %A" weekend1 printfn "Sunday: %A" weekend2
When you compile and execute the program, it yields the following output −
Monday: Mon Saturday: Sat Sunday: Sun
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