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HI
I have the following enum

public enum Priority : byte 
    {
        A=1,
        B+ = 2,
        B=4,
        C=8,
        D=16,
        E=32
    }

I want to add B+ in the enum but it is giving me error

Of course, `B+` is not a valid name for a enum value. In fact it's not even a valid name for an identifier. What is your actual issue? — Etienne de Martel, Jan 02 '12 at 06:05
if you need custom text for enum members try http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1187085/string-to-enum-conversion-in-c-sharp — Shoaib Shaikh, Jan 02 '12 at 06:07
You can add user friendly description for enum like done [here] [here]:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1331487/how-to-have-userfriendly-names-for-enumerations — Upendra Chaudhari, Jan 02 '12 at 06:10
Another answer to this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/424366/c-sharp-string-enums — Ilya Kogan, Jan 02 '12 at 06:14

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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You can add user friendly description for enum like below :

enum MyEnum 
{ 
    [Description("This is black")] 
    Black, 
    [Description("This is white")] 
    White 
}

Ref. Link : How to have userfriendly names for enumerations?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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answered Jan 02 '12 at 06:11

Upendra Chaudhari

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 02 '12 at 06:07

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How about using a valid identifier like B_Plus?

answered Jan 02 '12 at 06:07

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It is the business requirement to show B+ in drop down – Tassadaque Jan 02 '12 at 09:10

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 02 '12 at 06:07

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Yes. It's giving you an error because your code is wrong. You can't make "B+" an enum value because there's a plus sign. Same reason you can't declare int B+. Use a different name.

answered Jan 02 '12 at 06:07

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 02 '12 at 06:07

You won't be able to use + as a name identifier because it's a math operator or string concatenator... it can't be used with enums. Use an alternative syntax, or use an alternative approach. You could consider a state design pattern:

http://www.dofactory.com/patterns/PatternState.aspx#_self2

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