Luckily, Java provides an alternative that avoids all the shortcomings of the int and string enum patterns and provides many added benefits. It is the enum type [JLS, 8.9].

Enums are a powerful feature of Java that allow you to define a set of named constants with optional values and methods. They can make your code more readable, type-safe, and robust. But how do ...

To serialize and deserialize enums in Java, ensure the enum class implements the Serializable interface. Use the default serialization mechanism provided by ObjectOutputStream and ObjectInputStream.

Scala - Java Enum Interop After seeing some erratic behavior in a mixed Java and Scala application I found that Java code checking for equality of Scala enums was failing when the should have passed.

JPA and Hibernate enum mapping The Java enum, introduced in Java 5, will map to the underlying database without any intervention. The JPA framework, be it Hibernate or Toplink or DataNucleus, will ...