How to create an ENUM with a "new" value in Java?

Question

How I can add new as a value to an enum in Java?

Here's my enum:

public enum AgentProspectStatus 
{
    loose("loose"),
    on_progress("on_progress"),
    reached("reached"),
    alumni("alumni"),
    student("student"),
    new("new"); // This throws an error

    private String code;
    AgentProspectStatus(String code) 
    {
         this.code = code;
    }
}

The new("new") line is showing the error:

Unexpected Token

"new" is a reserved word. It will work if you rename the enum, such as to newbie("new") — DuncG
– DuncG, Commented Jul 7, 2021 at 18:09

Basil Bourque · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-07 21:29:44Z

7

new is keyword in Java. In Java, enums should be spelled in uppercase and case_snake. Changing the case will fix your error.

public enum AgentProspectStatus {
            LOOSE("loose"),
            ON_PROGRESS("on_progress"),
            REACHED("reached"),
            ALUMNI("alumni"),
            STUDENT("student"),
            NEW("new");

            private String code;
            AgentProspectStatus(String code) {
                this.code = code;
            }
        }

edited Jul 7, 2021 at 21:29

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Ofek Over a year ago

a list of all keywords can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Java_keywords

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