[J3] Syntax for enumeration

[Bill Long]

> On Oct 15, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Ondřej Čertík via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 1)
>> 
>>    TYPE,ENUM :: my_enum
>>        a,b
>>        c
>>    END TYPE



I would prefer this form.  Simple and to the point.  Emphasizes that a TYPE is involved.  And it omits the ENUMERATOR keyword - typing this is tedious.  The lack of declarations for the enums signals that these are not components. 

Cheers,
Bill


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