.net - Using enums with objects c# -

sorry i'm quite new @ enums , i'm trying implement in logical context. in employee class i've created employee objects. i've created enum employee objects assignment status. aim create list of employees , give each employee assignment status , iterrate through list printing out employee data , employee assignment status.

i'm wondering:

1 - case use enums? 2 - how can assign each employee assignment status? example, if want emp1 have assignmentstatus.assigned how should apply syntax-wise?

 public class employee     {         public int id { get; set; }         public string firstname { get; set; }         public string lastname { get; set; }         public bool iscurrentlyemployed { get; set; }           enum assignmentstatus         {             assigned,             idle,             trainee,             notdefined         }           public employee(int id, string firstname, string lastname, bool iscurrentlyemployed)         {             id = id;             firstname = firstname;             lastname = lastname;             iscurrentlyemployed = iscurrentlyemployed;          }           public employee employees()         {               employee emp1 = new employee(1, "john", "smith", true);             employee emp2 = new employee(2, "kevin", "moore", true);             employee emp3 = new employee(3, "eric", "johnson", false);             employee emp4 = new employee(4, "michell", "mcdevour", true);             employee emp5 = new employee(5, "henry", "jones", true);             employee emp6 = new employee(6, "sarah", "holmes", true);                  list<employee> listemployees = new list<employee>();           } 

thnk you

1 - case use enums?

sure

2 - how can assign each employee assignment status?

you need expose public property of type assignmentstatus or create constructor this

for example:

public class employee {     public int id { get; set; }     public string firstname { get; set; }     public string lastname { get; set; }     public bool iscurrentlyemployed { get; set; }     public assignmentstatus status { get; set; }      enum assignmentstatus     {         assigned,         idle,         trainee,         notdefined     }      public employee(int id, string firstname, string lastname, bool iscurrentlyemployed, assignmentstatus assignmentstatus)     {         id = id;         firstname = firstname;         lastname = lastname;         iscurrentlyemployed = iscurrentlyemployed;         this.status = assignmentstatus;     }      public list<employee> employees()     {         employee emp1 = new employee(1, "john", "smith", true, assignmentstatus.assigned);         employee emp2 = new employee(2, "kevin", "moore", true, assignmentstatus.assigned);         employee emp3 = new employee(3, "eric", "johnson", false, assignmentstatus.assigned);         employee emp4 = new employee(4, "michell", "mcdevour", true, assignmentstatus.assigned);         employee emp5 = new employee(5, "henry", "jones", true, assignmentstatus.assigned);         employee emp6 = new employee(6, "sarah", "holmes", true, assignmentstatus.assigned);          list<employee> listemployees = new list<employee>();          listemployees.add(emp1);         listemployees.add(emp2);         listemployees.add(emp3);         listemployees.add(emp4);         listemployees.add(emp5);         listemployees.add(emp6);          return listemployees;     } 

i fixed employees() method too. though not recommend putting code in employee class doesn't make logical sense, why should employee maintain list of employees?

you set status so:

employee e = new employee(0, "", "", false, employee.assignmentstatus.assigned); 

or

e.status = employee.assignmentstatus.assigned;