OnJava8-Examples/enums/UpcastEnum.java

// enums/UpcastEnum.java
// <20>2015 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// No values() method if you upcast an enum

enum Search { HITHER, YON }

public class UpcastEnum {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Search[] vals = Search.values();
    Enum e = Search.HITHER; // Upcast
    // e.values(); // No values() in Enum
    for(Enum en : e.getClass().getEnumConstants())
      System.out.println(en);
  }
}
/* Output:
HITHER
YON
*/