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The name of the enumerator. The name must be

unique for all enumeration types that may be
used in an application. To ensure uniqueness,

select a unique prefix for each enumeration type.

By convention, enumerator names use all upper
case, with words separated by underscores (for

example: DSIT_DRY_CONTACT). Enumerator
names are limited to 64 characters, including the

unique prefix. You can use upper and lower case

alphanumeric characters (though lower case is
typically not used) and underscores. You cannot

use spaces or other special characters in names.

Value

The value associated with the enumerator. This

value must be between -128 and 127 (inclusive).
A value of -1 is used to indicate an invalid value,

and must be included in every enumeration type.

Comment

The language string associated with the

enumerator. You can enter a new string or select
an existing one. When a network integrator or

network operator uses the enumeration, they will

see this value for the enumerator.

To enter a new string, double-click Comment and

enter a new value. The new value will be added to

the language file for this resource file set (see
Using Resource Strings, later in this chapter).

To reference an existing string, click Comment

and then click the

button that appears when

Comment is selected. The Link dialog appears

that allows you to browse to the desired string as

described in Adding Strings to a Language
Resource File
.

Example:
The following figure shows the fire_initiator_t enumeration type from the
standard resource file set:

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