Re: extensible enum types

David E. Wheeler wrote:
> On Jun 18, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
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>> I'd be perfectly happy to hear a reasonable alternative. Assuming we use some integer representation, given two labels represented by n and n+1, we can't add a label between them without rewriting the tables that use the type, whether it's my representation scheme or some other. Maybe we could have a FORCE option which would rewrite if necessary.
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> People would likely always use it.
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> Why not use a decimal number?
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You are just bumping up the storage cost. Part of the attraction of 
enums is their efficiency.

cheers

andrew