Enums in Java are used to declare predefined objects and then reuse them. they offer many benefits
1. Enum instance are type safe and thread safe.
2. Enum instances are singleton and hence reused.
3. If we use Enums with Switch , It makes sure that the passed argument is either of its instance and hence provides a safeguard.
4. If we use Enum with Sorted Collections we can sort the elements with a predefined priorities ( as per constant declaration in enum )
5. We can use Enum as a Factory by defining its constructor.
6. We can store related constant data within enum. For example - If we know the values for the map upfront, we can alternatively use an enum.
1. Enum instance are type safe and thread safe.
2. Enum instances are singleton and hence reused.
3. If we use Enums with Switch , It makes sure that the passed argument is either of its instance and hence provides a safeguard.
4. If we use Enum with Sorted Collections we can sort the elements with a predefined priorities ( as per constant declaration in enum )
5. We can use Enum as a Factory by defining its constructor.
6. We can store related constant data within enum. For example - If we know the values for the map upfront, we can alternatively use an enum.