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enum data type

my doubt is a general C doubt.. we know if we are using enum the variables which we declare inside automatically increments by one than the previous variable.. but is there any method by which we could make the variables to decrement by one instead of incrementing...

Example

enum my_enum
{ var1=90, var2,var3
};

for this code var2 and var3 will be 91 & 92 respectively, is there any method (possible) to get them 89 & 88...
It was asked in an interview.. any one knows the answer..?

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  • Well, it doesn't answer the specific question about having the compiler automatically assign decreasing values - although it does achieve the required end of the given example.

    If I were the interviewer, I would certainly give credit for that!

    Generally, interview questions aren't about showing what you know, but showing that you can think...

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  • Well, it doesn't answer the specific question about having the compiler automatically assign decreasing values - although it does achieve the required end of the given example.

    If I were the interviewer, I would certainly give credit for that!

    Generally, interview questions aren't about showing what you know, but showing that you can think...

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