DynamicEnums/DynamicEnum.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Text;
 
 #if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
@@ -30,22 +29,13 @@ namespace DynamicEnums {
     /// </remarks>
     public abstract class DynamicEnum {
 
-        private const BindingFlags ConstructorFlags = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic;
-        private static readonly Type[] ConstructorTypes = {typeof(string), typeof(BigInteger), typeof(bool)};
         private static readonly Dictionary<Type, Storage> Storages = new Dictionary<Type, Storage>();
+        private readonly BigInteger value;
 
         private Dictionary<DynamicEnum, bool> allFlagsCache;
         private Dictionary<DynamicEnum, bool> anyFlagsCache;
-        private BigInteger value;
         private string name;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a new dynamic enum instance.
-        /// This constructor is protected as it is only invoked via reflection.
-        /// This constructor is only called if the class doesn't have the <see cref="DynamicEnum(string,BigInteger,bool)"/> constructor.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected DynamicEnum() {}
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new dynamic enum instance.
         /// This constructor is protected as it is only invoked via reflection.
@@ -54,8 +44,8 @@ namespace DynamicEnums {
         /// <param name="value">The value</param>
         /// <param name="defined">Whether this enum value <see cref="IsDefined(DynamicEnum)"/>, and thus, not a combined flag.</param>
         protected DynamicEnum(string name, BigInteger value, bool defined) {
-            this.name = name;
             this.value = value;
+            this.name = name;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -94,32 +84,17 @@ namespace DynamicEnums {
         /// <summary>Returns a string that represents the current object.</summary>
         /// <returns>A string that represents the current object.</returns>
         public override string ToString() {
-            if (this.name != null)
+            if (this.name == null) {
-                return this.name;
+                var included = new List<DynamicEnum>();
-
+                if (DynamicEnum.GetValue(this) != 0) {
-            var storage = DynamicEnum.GetStorage(this.GetType());
+                    foreach (var v in DynamicEnum.GetValues(this.GetType())) {
-            if (!storage.CombinedNameCache.TryGetValue(this, out var combinedName)) {
+                        if (this.HasAllFlags(v) && DynamicEnum.GetValue(v) != 0)
-                // Enum ToString remarks: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.enum.tostring
+                            included.Add(v);
-                // If the FlagsAttribute is not applied to this enumerated type and there is a named constant equal to the value of this instance, then the return value is a string containing the name of the constant.
-                // If the FlagsAttribute is applied and there is a combination of one or more named constants equal to the value of this instance, then the return value is a string containing a delimiter-separated list of the names of the constants.
-                // Otherwise, the return value is the string representation of the numeric value of this instance.
-                var included = new StringBuilder();
-                var remain = DynamicEnum.GetValue(this);
-                foreach (var other in storage.Values.Values) {
-                    if (this.HasAllFlags(other)) {
-                        var otherValue = DynamicEnum.GetValue(other);
-                        if (otherValue != 0) {
-                            if (included.Length > 0)
-                                included.Append(" | ");
-                            included.Append(other);
-                            remain &= ~otherValue;
-                        }
                     }
                 }
-                combinedName = included.Length > 0 && remain == 0 ? included.ToString() : DynamicEnum.GetValue(this).ToString();
+                this.name = included.Count > 0 ? string.Join(" | ", included) : DynamicEnum.GetValue(this).ToString();
-                storage.CombinedNameCache.Add(this, combinedName);
             }
-            return combinedName;
+            return this.name;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -458,17 +433,7 @@ namespace DynamicEnums {
             [DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicConstructors | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.NonPublicConstructors)]
 #endif
             Type type, string name, BigInteger value, bool defined) {
-            // try to call the constructor with parameters first
+            return (DynamicEnum) Activator.CreateInstance(type, BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic, null, new object[] {name, value, defined}, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-            var parameterConstructor = type.GetConstructor(DynamicEnum.ConstructorFlags, null, DynamicEnum.ConstructorTypes, null);
-            if (parameterConstructor != null)
-                return (DynamicEnum) parameterConstructor.Invoke(DynamicEnum.ConstructorFlags, null, new object[] {name, value, defined}, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-
-            // default to the empty constructor and set the values manually
-            var emptyConstructor = type.GetConstructor(DynamicEnum.ConstructorFlags, null, Type.EmptyTypes, null);
-            var ret = (DynamicEnum) emptyConstructor.Invoke(DynamicEnum.ConstructorFlags, null, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-            ret.name = name;
-            ret.value = value;
-            return ret;
         }
 
         private class Storage {
@@ -480,7 +445,6 @@ namespace DynamicEnums {
             public readonly Dictionary<(DynamicEnum, DynamicEnum), DynamicEnum> AndCache = new Dictionary<(DynamicEnum, DynamicEnum), DynamicEnum>();
             public readonly Dictionary<(DynamicEnum, DynamicEnum), DynamicEnum> XorCache = new Dictionary<(DynamicEnum, DynamicEnum), DynamicEnum>();
             public readonly Dictionary<DynamicEnum, DynamicEnum> NegCache = new Dictionary<DynamicEnum, DynamicEnum>();
-            public readonly Dictionary<DynamicEnum, string> CombinedNameCache = new Dictionary<DynamicEnum, string>();
 
             public void ClearCaches() {
                 this.FlagCache.Clear();
@@ -489,7 +453,6 @@ namespace DynamicEnums {
                 this.AndCache.Clear();
                 this.XorCache.Clear();
                 this.NegCache.Clear();
-                this.CombinedNameCache.Clear();
             }
 
         }

DynamicEnums/DynamicEnums.csproj

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/Ellpeck/DynamicEnums</RepositoryUrl>
         <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
         <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
-        <VersionPrefix>1.3.0</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionPrefix>1.2.0</VersionPrefix>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ public class MyEnum : DynamicEnum {
     public static readonly MyEnum FlagTwo = DynamicEnum.AddFlag<MyEnum>("FlagTwo");
     public static readonly MyEnum FlagThree = DynamicEnum.AddFlag<MyEnum>("FlagThree");
  
+    // this constructor is called internally using reflection
+    public MyEnum(string name, BigInteger value) : base(name, value) {}
+
     // you can optionally create operator overloads for easier operations
     public static implicit operator BigInteger(MyEnum value) => DynamicEnum.GetValue(value);
     public static implicit operator MyEnum(BigInteger value) => DynamicEnum.GetEnumValue<MyEnum>(value);

Tests/EnumTests.cs

@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@ public class EnumTests {
         var flags = new TestDynamicEnum[100];
         for (var i = 0; i < flags.Length; i++)
             flags[i] = DynamicEnum.AddFlag<TestDynamicEnum>("Flag" + i);
-        var zero = DynamicEnum.Add<TestDynamicEnum>("Zero", 0);
         var combined = DynamicEnum.Add<TestDynamicEnum>("Combined", DynamicEnum.GetValue(DynamicEnum.Or(flags[7], flags[13])));
 
-        DynamicEnum.Add<TestEnumWithConstructor>("Test", 10);
-        Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.GetEnumValue<TestEnumWithConstructor>(10).ToString(), "TestModified");
-
         Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.GetValue(flags[7]), BigInteger.One << 7);
         Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.GetEnumValue<TestDynamicEnum>(BigInteger.One << 75), flags[75]);
 
@@ -57,13 +53,8 @@ public class EnumTests {
 
         Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.Parse<TestDynamicEnum>("Flag24"), flags[24]);
         Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.Parse<TestDynamicEnum>("Flag24 | Flag43"), DynamicEnum.Or(flags[24], flags[43]));
-
         Assert.AreEqual(flags[24].ToString(), "Flag24");
-        Assert.AreEqual(zero.ToString(), "Zero");
-        Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.GetEnumValue<TestDynamicEnum>(0).ToString(), "Zero");
         Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.Or(flags[24], flags[43]).ToString(), "Flag24 | Flag43");
-        Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.Or(flags[24], DynamicEnum.GetEnumValue<TestDynamicEnum>(new BigInteger(1) << 99)).ToString(), "Flag24 | Flag99");
-        Assert.AreEqual(DynamicEnum.Or(flags[24], DynamicEnum.GetEnumValue<TestDynamicEnum>(new BigInteger(1) << 101)).ToString(), (DynamicEnum.GetValue(flags[24]) | new BigInteger(1) << 101).ToString());
 
         Assert.True(DynamicEnum.IsDefined(flags[27]));
         Assert.True(DynamicEnum.IsDefined(combined));
@@ -72,7 +63,7 @@ public class EnumTests {
 
         Assert.AreEqual(
             new[] {flags[0], flags[7], flags[13], combined},
-            DynamicEnum.GetFlags(DynamicEnum.Or(DynamicEnum.Or(flags[0], flags[13]), flags[7]), false));
+            DynamicEnum.GetFlags(DynamicEnum.Or(DynamicEnum.Or(flags[0], flags[13]), flags[7])));
 
         Assert.AreEqual(
             new[] {flags[0], flags[7], flags[13]},
@@ -93,11 +84,9 @@ public class EnumTests {
 
     }
 
-    private class TestDynamicEnum : DynamicEnum;
+    private class TestDynamicEnum : DynamicEnum {
 
-    private class TestEnumWithConstructor : DynamicEnum {
+        public TestDynamicEnum(string name, BigInteger value, bool defined) : base(name, value, defined) {}
-
-        public TestEnumWithConstructor(string name, BigInteger value, bool defined) : base($"{name}Modified", value, defined) {}
 
     }