Re: [cdt-dev] Getting the id of a enumeration option value

[Wieant Nielander <wieant@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I'm implementing a custom value handler for an enumeration option which  
> needs to filter its enumeration values. In the isEnumValueAppropriate()  
> method I can return true/false to indicate if the value should be  
> displayed, but the only parameter passed in is the *name* of the value  
> (i.e. the display-name), and not its id. A quick glance in Option.java  
> suggests that the enumeration values are not accessible outside the  
> Option class, so I'm not too optimistic.
>
> It seems to be that it would be rather natural to select enum values  
> based on their id instead of their name (which can vary, and may not  
> even contain the information needed to decide on the applicability of  
> the value).

I agree that passing the enum id would have made more sense. But you
should be able to retreive the id using option.getEnumeratedId(enumValue).

-- Wieant