Rule Definition
"enum" members other than the first one should not be explicitly initialized unless all members are explicitly initialized.
Remediation
Always initialized all, none or the first members of an enum.
Violation Code Sample
enum color { red = 3, blue, green, yellow = 5 };
Fixed Code Sample
enum color { red = 3, blue = 4, green = 5, yellow = 6 };
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Structuredness
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