Enumerated Data Type

Post date: Jan 29, 2013 8:27:00 AM

// This program demonstrates an enumerated data type.

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

// Declare the enumerated type

enum Roster { Tom = 1, Sharon, Bill, Teresa, John };

// Sharon – John will be assigned default values 2-5.

int main()

{

 int who;

 cout << "This program will give you a student's birthday.\n";

 cout << "Whose birthday do you want to know?\n";

 cout << "1 = Tom\n";

 cout << "2 = Sharon\n";

 cout << "3 = Bill\n";

 cout << "4 = Teresa\n";

 cout << "5 = John\n";

 cin >> who;

 switch (who)

 {

case Tom : cout << "\nTom's birthday is January 3.\n";

break;

case Sharon: cout << "\nSharon's birthday is April 22.\n";

break;

case Bill : cout << "\nBill's birthday is December 19.\n";

break;

case Teresa: cout << "\nTeresa's birthday is February 2.\n";

break;

case John : cout << "\nJohn's birthday is June 17.\n";

break;

default : cout << "\nInvalid selection\n";

 }

 return 0;

 }