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RE: Enumerated INTEGER - start with zero or one (0 or 1) ?



> Here is what I put into the latest under-construction
> version of the Guidelines document:
> 
>    - For integer-valued enumerations:
> 
>      - INTEGER is REQUIRED;
>      - Integer32, Unsigned32, and Gauge32 MUST NOT be used.
> 
>    Note that RFC 2578 recommends (but does not require) that integer-
>    valued enumerations start at 1 and be numbered contiguously.  This
>    recommendation SHOULD be followed unless there is a valid reason to
>    do otherwise.
> 

Looks good Mike, My proposal is to add a line that states:
     Such a valid reason should be documented in the DESCRIPTION clause.

Although... is that adding another CLR ??
Well, it is a a lowercase "should".... ;-)

Bert
> //cmh
> 
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