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I noticed that from Java SE 1.4 to 1.5 that Sun added Enums. I am looking for a simple explanation on what Enums do and the definition of one.
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Ganesan Ramakrishnan
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Enums are constants, Like week days are constant , it wont change. you can put your project constant values into Enum classes.
Campbell Ritchie
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You mean enumerated types with the keyword enum, not to be confused with the related class Enum and the unrelated interface Enumeration.
Try the Java Tutorials, in the first instance, and see whether that helps.
Campbell Ritchie
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Actually, enum members are more than constants. Read the Tutorial link too, Ganzan Ramakrishnan. They are actually collected objects in their own right.
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