Enums

Enums (Enumerations) allows you to define a set of named constants. They are useful for representing states, options, or error codes without using "magic numbers".

Defining an Enum

Use the enum keyword followed by a name and a list of variants.

enum Status {
    Idle,
    Running,
    Error
}

Under the hood, Aegis assigns an auto-incrementing integer to each variant, starting at 0.

• Status.Idle is 0
• Status.Running is 1
• Status.Error is 2

Usage

You access enum members using the dot notation.

var current_state = Status.Running

if (current_state == Status.Error) {
    print "Something went wrong!"
} else {
    print "All systems go."
}

Immutability & Safety

Unlike Dictionaries, Enums are read-only. You cannot add, remove, or modify variants at runtime. This ensures that your constants remain constant throughout the program's execution.

try {
    // This will throw a Runtime Error
    Status.Idle = 100 
} catch (e) {
    print "Error: " + e
}