Add methods or values to enum in dart
Starting with Dart 2.6 you can define extensions on classes (Enums included).
enum Cat {
black,
white
}
extension CatExtension on Cat {
String get name {
switch (this) {
case Cat.black:
return 'Mr Black Cat';
case Cat.white:
return 'Ms White Cat';
default:
return null;
}
}
void talk() {
print('meow');
}
}
Example:
Cat cat = Cat.black;
String catName = cat.name;
cat.talk();
Here's one more live example (uses a constant map instead of a switch): https://dartpad.dartlang.org/c4001d907d6a420cafb2bc2c2507f72c
Dart enums are used only for the simplest cases. If you need more powerful or more flexible enums, use classes with static const fields like shown in https://stackoverflow.com/a/15854550/217408
This way you can add whatever you need.
Nope. In Dart, enums can only contain the enumerated items:
enum Color {
red,
green,
blue
}
However, each item in the enum automatically has an index number associated with it:
print(Color.red.index); // 0
print(Color.green.index); // 1
You can get the values by their index numbers:
print(Color.values[0] == Color.red); // True
See: https://www.dartlang.org/guides/language/language-tour#enums