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diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst index 9834f1d..526cd01 100644 --- a/doc/source/index.rst +++ b/doc/source/index.rst @@ -1347,9 +1347,10 @@ a pointer inside the Python string object. functions like ``long double add(long double a, long double b);``. .. versionchanged:: 0.6 - `(*****)` Enums are now handled like ints. In previous versions, - you would get the enum's value as a string. Now we follow the C - convention and treat them as really equivalent to ints. To compare + `(*****)` Enums are now handled like ints (unsigned or signed, int or + long, like GCC; note that the first choice is unsigned). In previous + versions, you would get the enum's value as a string. Now we follow the C + convention and treat them as really equivalent to integers. To compare their value symbolically, use code like ``if x.field == lib.FOO``. If you really want to get their value as a string, use ``ffi.string(ffi.cast("the_enum_type", x.field))``. |