change returned value of enum

[Treble20]

Hi,

I have an enum which i store a list of strings and then when the user changes the enum to a different item it returns a value but can the returned value be changed?

For example

Item name 	value
Item 0            0
item 1            1
item 2	          2
item 3	          3

 but what i would really like is this;

Item name	   value
Item 0	            0
item 1	            7
item 2	            8
item 3	           12

 Is there anyway of doing this without adding a number on after the value is returned?

Many thanks for your help.

James

[GerdW]

Hi James,

use a ring instead...

Enums are just "enumerated", they always count their items!

[Treble20]

fantastic, i`ve been looking for this all day.

Thanks for your help.

[Treble20]

just found the strings and values property for the enum which does exactly what i need.

[P@Anand]

Yes you can read those property but you will not beable to write. Enum won't allow you to do that but in ring you can do both.

[Treble20]

yep just found that out so the text ring will do exactly what i need. I have always wondered what the difference between them was.

thanks for you help.

[P@Anand]

May be this would help you to understand the difference.