11/21/2023 PM Publish

[Taojunshen]

Prior to this change, the about_Enum documentation didn't include the ability to set underlying base types for PowerShell 6.2 and later. It also didn't clearly identify the available methods for using enumerations outside of examples, discuss formatting enumeration values with format strings, show how to define extension methods, or include documentation about the limitations of enumerations.

This change:

• Resolves Syntax documentation is not up to date in about_Enum #10574
• Fixes AB#182987
• Reorganizes and extends the documentation to cover missing topics, make it easier to discover syntax, and add more examples. This work mimics the restructuring of about_Classes, but without creating new articles.

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