Java Enum Behaviour

Description

We can define enum value with different behaviours by implementing abstract method differently.

Example

We can assign different value for each constant in an enum.


enum Converter {//  w  w w.  j ava 2  s.c o m
  DollarToEuro("Dollar to Euro") {
    @Override
    double convert(double value) {
      return value * 0.9;
    }
  },
  DollarToPound("Dollar to Pound") {
    @Override
    double convert(double value) {
      return value * .8;
    }
  };
  Converter(String desc) {
    this.desc = desc;
  }

  private String desc;

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return desc;
  }

  abstract double convert(double value);

}
public class Main{
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(Converter.DollarToEuro + " = " + Converter.DollarToEuro.convert(100.0));
    System.out.println(Converter.DollarToPound + " = " + Converter.DollarToPound.convert(98.6));
  }

}

The code above generates the following result.





















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