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ENUMERATED Type

The ENUMERATED type is used to constrain a component to a defined set of values. Each defined value is named using a name identifier similar to a component name. Associated with each name is a unique integer value (which can be signed), for example:

Color  ::= ENUMERATED {  red(0),blue(1),yellow(2),
                         green(3),black(7) }