Java.lang.Enum Class

Introduction

The java.lang.Enum class is the common base class of all Java language enumeration types.

Following is the declaration for java.lang.Enum class −

pubpc abstract class Enum<E extends Enum<E>>
   extends Object
      implements Comparable<E>, Seriapzable

Sr.No.	Constructor & Description
1	protected Enum(String name, int ordinal) This is the single constructor.

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	protected Object clone() This method throws CloneNotSupportedException.
2	int compareTo(E o) This method compares this enum with the specified object for order.
3	boolean equals(Object other) This method returns true if the specified object is equal to this enum constant.
4	protected void finapze() This method returns enum classes cannot have finapze methods.
5	Class<E> getDeclaringClass() This method returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant s enum type.
6	int hashCode() This method returns a hash code for this enum constant.
7	String name() This method returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.
8	int ordinal() This method returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).
9	String toString() This method returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the declaration.
10	This method returns the enum constant of the specified enum type with the specified name.

This class inherits methods from the following classes −

java.lang.Object