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Idiom #269 Enum to String

Given the enumerated type t with 3 possible values: bike, car, horse.
Set the enum value e to one of the allowed values of t.
Set the string s to hold the string representation of e (so, not the ordinal value).
Print s.

T e = T.Horse;
string s = e.ToString();
Console.WriteLine(s);

Converts the Horse item to string and prints its name "Horse"
with Ada.Text_IO;
declare
   type T is (Bike, Car, Horse);
   E : constant T      := Horse;
   S : constant String := T'Image (E);
begin
   Ada.Text_IO.Put_Line (S);
end;

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