Number of elements in an enum

Question

In C, is there a nice way to track the number of elements in an enum? I\'ve seen

enum blah {
    FIRST,
    SECOND,
    THIRD,
    LAST
};

Answer 1

Well, since enums can't change at run-time, the best thing you can do is:

enum blah {
    FIRST = 7,
    SECOND = 15,
    THIRD = 9,
    LAST = 12
};
#define blahcount 4 /* counted manually, keep these in sync */

But I find it difficult to envisage a situation where that information would come in handy. What exactly are you trying to do?