Combining Enums

Question

Is there a way to combine Enums in VB.net?

Answer 1

The key to combination Enums is to make sure that the value is a power of two (1, 2, 4, 8, etc.) so that you can perform bit operations on them (|= &=). Those Enums can be be tagged with a Flags attribute. The Anchor property on Windows Forms controls is an example of such a control. If it's marked as a flag, Visual Studio will let you check values instead of selecting a single one in a drop-down in the properties designer.