The Java Enum class is the common base class of all Java language enumeration types.
Class DeclarationFollowing is the declaration for java.lang.Enum class −
public abstract class Enum<E extends Enum<E>> extends Object implements Comparable<E>, SerializableClass constructors Sr.No. Constructor & Description 1
protected Enum(String name, int ordinal)
This is the single constructor.
Class methods Methods inheritedThis class inherits methods from the following classes −
Following example showcases the usage of enum in if and switch statements.
package com.tutorialspoint; public class EnumDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { //print an Enum System.out.println(Mobile.Motorola); Mobile mobile = Mobile.Samsung; //Usage in IF statment if(mobile == Mobile.Samsung) { System.out.println("Matched"); } //Usage in Swith statment switch(mobile) { case Samsung: System.out.println("Samsung"); break; case Nokia: System.out.println("Nokia"); break; case Motorola: System.out.println("Motorola"); } } } enum Mobile { Samsung, Nokia, Motorola }Output
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
Motorola Matched Samsung
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