Java enum Strings

In Java, you can use an enum type to define a set of constant values, each of which has a name and an associated value. You can use the name() method of the Enum class to get the name of an enum value as a String, and the toString() method to get the String representation of an enum value.

Here's an example of how to use String values with an enum in Java:

public enum Size {
    SMALL("S"), MEDIUM("M"), LARGE("L"), EXTRA_LARGE("XL");

    private String abbreviation;

    private Size(String abbreviation) {
        this.abbreviation = abbreviation;
    }

    public String getAbbreviation() {
        return abbreviation;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Size size = Size.LARGE;

        String name = size.name();  // name is "LARGE"
        String toString = size.toString();  // toString is "LARGE"
        String abbreviation = size.getAbbreviation();  // abbreviation is "L"
        System.out.println(name);
        System.out.println(toString);
        System.out.println(abbreviation);
    }
}

In this example, the Sizeenum has four constant values: SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, and EXTRA_LARGE. Each enum value has an associated String value that is stored in the abbreviation field.

The name() method is called on the size variable and returns the name of the enum value as a String. The toString() method is called on the size variable and returns the String representation of the enum value. The getAbbreviation() method is a custom method that returns the abbreviation field of the enum value.

You can use these methods to work with String values and enum values in Java. The name() and toString() methods are useful for displaying the enum values in a user-friendly way, and the getAbbreviation() method is an example of a custom method that you can use to access the additional information associated with an enum value.