# Encapsulating enum access via dot syntax

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/encapsulating-enum-access-via-dot-syntax/11785>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** enum\
**Created:** [June 19, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/encapsulating-enum-access-via-dot-syntax/11785 "2018-06-19T15:08:31Z")\
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The workaround I’ve seen for access like this is to stash them inside a tiny module:

```julia
baremodule Fruits
using Base: @enum
@enum Fruit Apple Pear Banana
end

julia> Fruits.#<tab><tab>
Apple Banana Fruit Pear

```

Now in 0.7, we also have getproperty overloading, so perhaps another solution will emerge. Since this is “just” a macro it’s possible to build upon the base implementation for the semantics you want.

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