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[java/en] Enum Type
Short overview about enum type.
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- ["Simon Morgan", "http://sjm.io/"]
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- ["Zachary Ferguson", "http://github.com/zfergus2"]
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- ["Cameron Schermerhorn", "http://github.com/cschermerhorn"]
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- ["Raphael Nascimento", "http://github.com/raphaelbn"]
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filename: LearnJava.java
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---
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@ -670,6 +671,68 @@ public abstract class Mammal()
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return true;
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}
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}
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// Enum Type
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//
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// An enum type is a special data type that enables for a variable to be a set of predefined constants. The // variable must be equal to one of the values that have been predefined for it.
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// Because they are constants, the names of an enum type's fields are in uppercase letters.
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// In the Java programming language, you define an enum type by using the enum keyword. For example, you would
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// specify a days-of-the-week enum type as:
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public enum Day {
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SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
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THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
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}
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// We can use our enum Day like that:
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public class EnumTest {
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// Variable Enum
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Day day;
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public EnumTest(Day day) {
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this.day = day;
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}
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public void tellItLikeItIs() {
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switch (day) {
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case MONDAY:
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System.out.println("Mondays are bad.");
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break;
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case FRIDAY:
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System.out.println("Fridays are better.");
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break;
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case SATURDAY:
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case SUNDAY:
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System.out.println("Weekends are best.");
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break;
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default:
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System.out.println("Midweek days are so-so.");
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break;
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}
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}
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public static void main(String[] args) {
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EnumTest firstDay = new EnumTest(Day.MONDAY);
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firstDay.tellItLikeItIs();
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EnumTest thirdDay = new EnumTest(Day.WEDNESDAY);
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thirdDay.tellItLikeItIs();
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}
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}
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// The output is:
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// Mondays are bad.
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// Midweek days are so-so.
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// Enum types are much more powerful than we show above.
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// The enum body can include methods and other fields.
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// You can se more at https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/enum.html
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```
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## Further Reading
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