# Print enumeration constant name?

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**Created:** [December 26, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-enumeration-constant-name/278309 "2008-12-26T19:21:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-enumeration-constant-name/278309/1 "2008-12-26T19:21:28Z")

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I am having some problems with enumerations. Lets say for example I have defined a new data type:

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```auto
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```auto
 Vehicle {SMART = 0, MINI = 1, MAZDA = 2, ACCORD = 3} ;

```

I know that I can assign each constant a value, and that if none is supplied, the compiler will assign the first constant a value of zero with each constant increasing by a value of 1. …what if I want to print the actual constant name? instead of 2, I want MAZDA instead? Is there a way to do this without strings?