Although it is part of the java.util.concurrent package, the TimeUnit enum is useful in many contexts outside of concurrency.In this post, I look at how the TimeUnit enum can be used even in code ...

The Groovy code that follows uses this technique to read the source XML and then writes out a 100% compilable Java enum called AlbumsEnum.java. The Groovy script is shown next.

Enumerationen sind eine leistungsstarke Funktion von Java, mit der Sie eine Reihe benannter Konstanten mit optionalen Werten und Methoden definieren können. Sie können Ihren Code lesbarer ...

Java's default enum serialization and deserialization are straightforward to implement, requiring minimal code. Developers can quickly serialize and deserialize enum objects without the need for ...

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 ...

Accessing C++ enums in Java is implemented via a Python script which analyzes the C++ enum and spits out the corresponding Java class. The enum needs to be annotated in a particular way. By default, ...

Art sent me back to my terminal to rewrite the code. Decades later, I realize that Art was right. At the time, I only considered constants from the maintenance point of view: If I hardcoded some value ...