A common pitfall is that it is assumed that the enumerators of an enumeration run from 0 to (max - 1). Although each enumerator has an integer value, no code may be written that relies on the integer value of the enumerator.

Incorrect example:

enum Color { red, green, blue };
Color color;
if (color > 1) { ... }
color = 2;

Correct example:

enum Color { red, green, blue };
Color color;
if (color > green) { ... }
color = blue;

Important note. Instead of using old style enums, it is better to use enum classes. See also [PCA#016]. Enum classes don't allow conversions between enum values and integers. The compiler will issue a compiler error for this.