/* Mastering Visual C# .NET by Jason Price, Mike Gunderloy Publisher: Sybex; ISBN: 0782129110 */ /* Example2_12.cs illustrates the use of an enumeration that defines the orbital periods of the first four planets in days, using a base type of long */ public class Example2_121 { enum PlanetPeriods :long { Mercury = 88, Venus = 225, Earth = 365, Mars = 687 } public static void Main() { System.Console.WriteLine("Orbital period for Mars = " + (long) PlanetPeriods.Mars + " days"); } }