C++ Program to Demonstrate Working of 'enum'

In this program, you'll learn the use of enum in C++ programming language.

Enumeration (or enum) is a user defined data type in C++. It is mainly used to assign names to integral constants, the names make a program easy to read and maintain.

Syntax:
enum flag{constant1, constant2, constant3, ....... };

Example:
enum year{Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec};

Source Code

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    enum WeekDays {Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun};
    int i;

    for(i = Mon; i <= Fri; i++)
    {
        cout<< i << "\n";
    }
    return 0;
}