.net - How can I use a special char in a C# enum?

Question

For example:

public enum Unit{
  KW,
  kV,
  V,
  Hz,
  %V
}

In this case % is a special character. So, how can I put this char in a enum?

Answer 1

Even if you could do that (and it looks you can't), it probably wouldn't be a good idea, because you'd be mixing how the enum should be displayed with the program code to manipulate it. A better option would be to define an attribute (or use existing DisplayNameAttribute) and annotate your enum with names as additional meta-data:

public enum Unit{ 
  [DisplayName("Hz")] Hertz, 
  [DisplayName("%V")] Volt 
}