We’ll also take a look at java.lang.Enum<E extends Enum<E>>, which is the base class for all typesafe enums. What you’ll learn in this Java tutorial Why use typesafe enums and not enumerated types ...

Published in early 1997, " Java Tip 27: Typesafe Constants in C++ and Java" discussed how to create and use typesafe constants (enums) in both Java and C++. Since then, various JavaWorld articles ...

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 ...