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From: Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: C23 enums
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:09:13 -0300
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On 18/06/2024 04:00, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 06:04:58 -0300, Thiago Adams wrote:
> 
>> I realized we can have "private" enums in C23, because they are
>> completed types. Values of E does not need to be at header file.
>>
>> enum E : int;
>>
>> struct X{
>>       enum E e;
>> };
> 
> What would be the point of this?

This creates a kind of encapsulation. Including the header file will not 
include the values and consequently the usage of e is discouraged.