// enums/EnumClass.java // (c)2021 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. // Capabilities of the Enum class enum Shrubbery { GROUND, CRAWLING, HANGING } public class EnumClass { public static void main(String[] args) { for(Shrubbery s : Shrubbery.values()) { System.out.println( s + " ordinal: " + s.ordinal()); System.out.print( s.compareTo(Shrubbery.CRAWLING) + " "); System.out.print( s.equals(Shrubbery.CRAWLING) + " "); System.out.println(s == Shrubbery.CRAWLING); System.out.println(s.getDeclaringClass()); System.out.println(s.name()); System.out.println("********************"); } // Produce an enum value from a String name: for(String s : "HANGING CRAWLING GROUND".split(" ")) { Shrubbery shrub = Enum.valueOf(Shrubbery.class, s); System.out.println(shrub); } } } /* Output: GROUND ordinal: 0 -1 false false class Shrubbery GROUND ******************** CRAWLING ordinal: 1 0 true true class Shrubbery CRAWLING ******************** HANGING ordinal: 2 1 false false class Shrubbery HANGING ******************** HANGING CRAWLING GROUND */