Why we can't have “char” enum types

Question

I want to know why we can\'t have \"char\" as underlying enum type. As we have byte,sbyte,int,uint,long,ulong,short,ushort as underlying enum type. Second what is the defau

Answer 1

char charPC = 'P';
if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(PayCode), (PayCode)charPC)) { 
        // check if charPC is a valid value
        PayCode enumPC = (PayCode)charPC; // enumPC == PayCode.Paid
}

• Made a small change, no need to convert it to an (int) in the if for all cases, depends on the enum type. But if you cast it directly to the enum type itself, it should always work.