Enum as Dictionary keys

Question

Suppose to have

enum SomeEnum { One, Two, Three };

SomeEnum is an enum so it is supposed to inherit from Enum so why if I write:

Dictionary<Enum, SomeClass> aDictionary = new Dictionary<SomeEnum, SomeClass>();

The compiler complains that it cannot implicitly convert SomeEnum to Enum?

Answer 1

Enum in its declaration is not a class that is equal to SomeEnum. It should be

Dictionary<SomeEnum, SomeClass> aDictionary = new Dictionary<SomeEnum, SomeClass>();