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<pre><code id="code-254261">public class MyClass
{ 
     public enum Gender { Male, Female } 
     public MyClass(Gender theGender)
     {
            // do something with theGender variable
      } 
}
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public class MyClass
{ 
     public enum Gender { Male, Female } 
     public MyClass(Gender theGender)
     {
            // do something with theGender variable
      } 
}


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mmm ok lets say i am making a human object, <br />
the user specifies Male as gender, how to i pass it to my object<br />
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Gender = theGender; &nbsp;???
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mmm ok lets say i am making a human object,
the user specifies Male as gender, how to i pass it to my object

Gender = theGender;  ???

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Like this you mean?<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; MyClass mc = new MyClass(MyClass.Gender.Mal<wbr />e);
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Like this you mean?

    MyClass mc = new MyClass(MyClass.Gender.Male);

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i have a form that user signs up, the specify their gender<br />
once they click submit <br />
i want to create a user object<br />
<br />
how can i pass to constructor what the user selected (male or female)<br />

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i have a form that user signs up, the specify their gender
once they click submit
i want to create a user object

how can i pass to constructor what the user selected (male or female)


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You already have an example of how to create a Human instance using the enum...are you asking how to read what was selected on the Form?<br />
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If so, we would need to see how you are calling the sign-up form and what you allowing the user to specify gender with...
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You already have an example of how to create a Human instance using the enum...are you asking how to read what was selected on the Form?

If so, we would need to see how you are calling the sign-up form and what you allowing the user to specify gender with...

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Hi, <br />
can someone make a simple example of using enum data type. <br />
i know how to define them <br />
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public enum Gender { Male, Female }<br />
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but how can i pass it to constructor and use it there? <br />

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Hi, 
can someone make a simple example of using enum data type. 
i know how to define them 

public enum Gender { Male, Female }

but how can i pass it to constructor and use it there? 


using Enum data type in constructor?

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