• OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    Can you give examples? From the description, it seems like most languages (like Java) can store data in enums?

    • acabjones@lemmygrad.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      2 years ago

      I think they mean that enum variants can contain fields, i.e. individual variants are themselves structs or tuple structs. AFAIK the closest thing to this in a C-like lang would be a tagged union type.

      • lemtoman@lemmy.mlOP
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        2 years ago

        oh yes thats what i mean. Coded in rust, loved this feature, went back to python a bit and became sad that I couldnt do the same. Feels stupid that a variable can be different types depending on the situation, and having a dataclass where just one field is relevant seems too dumb