Re: In praise of Java 1.5 enums

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:12:25 GMT, Roedy Green
<look-on@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote or quoted :

>The big surprise came using the code. Almost nothing had to change but
>a declaration from int to the AppCat -- the enum type. Everything
>worked without a hitch first time.

You have a choice of flipping from static methods to enum instance
methods, but that is option, and a fairly mechanical.

The beauty comes when you add information to the constructor. It gets
rid of those gangly methods with strings of cases.

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