Here are the sample constant definitions once more:
Slice
const bool AppendByDefault = true;
const byte LowerNibble = 0x0f;
const string Advice = "Don't Panic!";
const short TheAnswer = 42;
const double PI = 3.1416;
enum Fruit { Apple, Pear, Orange }
const Fruit FavoriteFruit = Pear;
Here are the generated definitions for these constants:
C#
public abstract class AppendByDefault
{
public const bool value = true;
}
public abstract class LowerNibble
{
public const byte value = 15;
}
public abstract class Advice
{
public const string value = "Don't Panic!";
}
public abstract class TheAnswer
{
public const short value = 42;
}
public abstract class PI
{
public const double value = 3.1416;
}
public enum Fruit { Apple, Pear, Orange }
public abstract class FavoriteFruit
{
public const Fruit value = Fruit.Pear;
}
As you can see, each Slice constant is mapped to a class with the same name as the constant. The class contains a member named value that holds the value of the constant.
The mapping to classes instead of to plain constants is necessary because C# does not permit constant definitions at namespace scope.
Slice string literals that contain non-ASCII characters or universal character names are mapped to C# string literals with universal character names. For example:
Slice
const string Egg = "œuf"; const string Heart = "c\u0153ur"; const string Banana = "\U0001F34C";
is mapped to:
C++
public abstract class Egg
{
public const string value = "\u0153uf";
}
public abstract class Heart
{
public const string value = "c\u0153ur";
}
public abstract class Banana
{
public const string value = "\ud83c\udf4c";
}