Section: 23.7 Uses of Enumerations

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23.7 Uses of Enumerations

What are the uses for enum data?

Potential uses for enumerations

Alternative for using strings with flag_values and flag_meanings attributes for quantities such as soil type, cloud type, ...
Improving self-description while keeping data compact

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