@ enum type

examples/31-flags.sx

@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ Perms :: enum flags {
     execute;
 }
 
-// Explicit values (e.g. for C interop)
-WindowFlags :: enum flags {
+// Explicit values with u32 backing type (e.g. for C interop)
+WindowFlags :: enum flags u32 {
     vsync     :: 64;
     resizable :: 4;
     hidden    :: 128;
 }
 
+// Backing type on plain enums too
+Color :: enum u8 { red; green; blue; }
+
 check_perms :: (p: Perms) {
     print("  checking: {}\n", p);
     if p & .read    { print("  - can read\n"); }
@@ -53,6 +56,11 @@ main :: () {
     print("\nwindow: {}\n", w);
     print("raw value: {}\n", cast(s64) w);
 
+    // Backing type on plain enums
+    c :Color = .blue;
+    print("\ncolor: {}\n", c);
+    print("raw: {}\n", cast(s64) c);
+
     // Bitwise ops work on plain integers too
     x := 0xFF & 0x0F;
     y := 1 | 2 | 4;