On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Andrew Sullivan <ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Otherwise, don't use enums. They should be marked (like char(), IMO) in the > manual as, "Warning: you probably don't want to use this datatype. Go think > some more." Good point. I think enums are kind like arrays. Most of the time they're a bad idea. sometimes they're an ok idea, and very very rarely, they are exactly what you need to solve a certain problem.