C# call and referencing enums -

i wasnt quite sure how word question.. anyway, here's trying do.

let's have 2 enums:

enum test1 : byte {     byte1 = 0x00;     byte2 = 0x01;     byte3 = 0x02; }  enum test2 : byte {     byte1 = 0x10;     byte2 = 0x20;     byte3 = 0x30; } 

i aware i'm not able group enums inside of enum, trying describe trying do.

i want able group them, like:

enum testgroup {   test1,   test2 } 

and after, able call , reference them such:

void main() {     runtest(testgroup.test2); }  void runtest(testgroup group) {     console.writeline(group.byte2); } 

basically, method print byte2 whichever enum pass parameter.

so, example, pass test1 parameter runtest, prints value of byte2, being 0x01, or pass test2 parameter, , prints byte2, being 0x20.

what way go this?

rather using actual enum types, can create own types emulate enum pattern degree, having private constructor , fixed number of static fields each initialized appropriate value. lets have functions enum doesn't need encapsulate single integer type value.

public class group {     private group(byte a, byte b, byte c)     {         = a;         b = b;         c = c;     }      public byte { get; private set; }     public byte b { get; private set; }     public byte c { get; private set; }      public static readonly group 1 = new group(0, 1, 2);     public static readonly group 2 = new group(8, 16, 24); } 

you can have method accepting group, in can pass in group.one or group.two it.