java enum type instantiation

Question

Are there any objects created respective to each of the enum constants ARROGANT, RASCAL, IDIOT?

public enum Manager {
    ARROGANT,
    RASCAL,
    IDIOT
}

and if the following code does the same as the above, explicitly though,

public enum Manager {
    ARROGANT(),
    RASCAL(),
    IDIOT();

    Manager() {}
}

Joachim Sauer · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 10:54:00Z

6

Yes, exactly one instance will be created for each enum constant.

And yes, the second sample code is effectively identical.

answered May 31, 2011 at 10:54

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josefx · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 10:57:49Z

4

Yes, both should result in the same bytecode, the first is only syntactic sugar.

The second is useful when you have to associate values with an enum.

enum Numbers{
    ONE(1),TWO(2),THREE(3),TEN(10);
    Numbers(int i){
       value = i;
    }
    public final int value;
}

answered May 31, 2011 at 10:57

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