Code Blocks C++ Error expected primary expression before enum

Question

I am self teaching myself in C++ so I just would like to ask for your forgiveness if my question is really basic.

I am following a tutorial on www.learncpp.com

According to the tutorial, I could define my c++ array such as like this

int main()
{
    using namespace std;
    enum ArrayElements
    {
        MAX_ARRAY_SIZE = 5;
    };

    int anArray[MAX_ARRAY_SIZE];
    return 0;
}

But codeblock keep on issuing error

||=== Build: Debug in CH6 (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler) ===|
In function 'int main()':|
|6|error: expected primary-expression before 'enum'|
error: expected ';' before 'enum'|
||=== Build failed: 2 error(s), 1 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 0 second(s)) ===|

I just dont know what is causing the error or is there a problem with the tutorial I am following?

Answer 1

Remove the semicolon inside the enum.

MAX_ARRAY_SIZE = 5;
   //             ^

If you do have more names inside the enum, separate them with a comma ,

enum COLOR
{
    RED,
    BLUE,
    GREEN
};