Why do “Not all code paths return a value” with a switch statement and an enum?

Question

I have the following code:

public int Method(MyEnum myEnum)
{
    switch (myEnum)
    {
        case MyEnum.Value1: return 1;
        case MyEnum.Val         


        

Answer 1

Enums are not limited to values they represent. You can assign this:

MyEnum v = (MyEnum)1000;

And there would be no problem at all. Add a default to your switch and you'll handle all possible situations.