How to define an enum with string value?

Question

I am trying to define an Enum and add valid common separators which used in CSV or similar files. Then I am going to bind it to a ComboBox as a dat

Answer 1

You can't, because enum can only be based on a primitive numeric type. You could try using a Dictionary instead:

Dictionary separators = new Dictionary
{
    {"Comma", ','}, 
    {"Tab",  '\t'}, 
    {"Space", ' '},
};

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Alternatively, you could use a Dictionary or Dictionary where Separator is a normal enum:

enum Separator
{
    Comma,
    Tab,
    Space
}

which would be a bit more pleasant than handling the strings directly.