What is the point of using the enum
keyword in the function parameter? It seems to do the same thing without it.
enum myEnum{
A, B, C
};
void x(myEnum e){}
void y(enum myEnum e){}
Is there a difference between the two?
In this function declaration
void x(myEnum e){}
the enumeration myEnum shall be already declared and not hidden.
In this function declaration
void y(enum myEnum e){}
there is used the so-called elaborated type name. If in the scope there is declared for example a variable with the name myEnum like
int myEnum;
then using this function declaration
void y(enum myEnum e){}
allows to refer to the enumeration with the name myEnum that without the keyword enum would be hidden by the declaration of the variable.
Here is a demonstrative program.
#include <iostream>
enum myEnum{
A, B, C
};
void x(myEnum e){}
int myEnum;
// compiler error
//void y(myEnum e){}
void y(enum myEnum e){}
int main() {
// your code goes here
return 0;
}
As it is seen the commented function declaration will not compile if to uncomment it.