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# The Enum Class

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The Enum class is the base class for all enumerated types, used to initialize new Enum instances.

`Enum` is provided by the `protorpc.messages` module.

- Enum()
- Class Methods
  - to_dict()

## Constructor

The constructor of the EnumField class is defined as follows:

class Enum(name, number=None)

  Initializes an Enum instance automatically when the class is constructed. Integers and strings are cast automatically to the enum values.

  Arguments:

  name
    The name of the Enum instance to initialize.
  number
    The number of the Enum instance to initialize.

  Raises an exception if called on a class that has already been initialized.

## Class Methods

The Enum class provides the following class methods:

to_dict()
  Makes a dictionary version of enumerated class. You can use this dictionary with def_num and import_enum.
  Returns a dictionary name and number for the enumerated class.