How to change the integer type used by an enum (C++)?

Question

If I have an C++ enum:

enum Foo
{
  Bar,
  Baz,
  Bork,
};

How do I tell the compiler to use a uint16_t to actually store the

Answer 1

With c++11 you now have enum class, that allows you to set underlying type explicitly:

enum class Foo: uint16_t 
{ 
   Bar,
   Baz,
   Bork,
};