Define enums within a method in C#?

Question

I have mainly a C++ background and I am learning C#. So, I need some help with C# idioms and style.

I am trying to write, in C#, a small text-file parsing method i

Answer 1

I would also favour the Enum approach. Plus, although that is not the case here, it has advantages over the CONSTS when you want to combine them as flags, since you have a method to easily test for that.