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BJO - enum - what special to OO ????
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ankur rathi
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Hi Jacquie,
You were talking about enum in 'OO advantage of Java 5' post. Really, first time I understand the need of enum. But where OO comes into picture. I mean why the title was 'OO advantage of Java 5'??
Please comment on this..
Thanks a lot.
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Ilja Preuss
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An enum is allowed to have polymorphic behaviour - that is, methods that are implemented differently for each enum value. Contrast this with public static int fields, which are the most common alternative...
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Jacquie Barker
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Originally posted by rathi ji:
Hi Jacquie,
You were talking about enum in 'OO advantage of Java 5' post. Really, first time I understand the need of enum. But where OO comes into picture. I mean why the title was 'OO advantage of Java 5'??
Please comment on this..
Thanks a lot.
I was a bit loose with my wording in that post ... I should have stated it more along the lines of the key advantages, from a software principles perspective, of Java 5 ... please see how I've gently reworded it.
Best,
J.
[ July 13, 2005: Message edited by: Jacquie Barker ]
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Author of Beginning Java Objects, Beginning C# Objects, and Taming the Technology Tidal Wave
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