How do I use an enum copy constructor in Java?

Question

I'm trying to complete a project, and though I have tried, I can't seem to do this. Here's the enum:

public enum Symbols {
    /**
     * The Seven
     */
    SEVEN(12,"images/seven.jpg"),
    /**
     * The Watermelon
     */
    WATERMELON(10,"images/watermelon.jpg"),
    /**
     * The Orange
     */
    ORANGE(8,"images/orange.jpg"),
    /**
     * The Plum
     */
    PLUM(6,"images/plum.jpg"),
    /**
     * The Lemon
     */
    LEMON(4,"images/lemon.jpg"),
    /**
     * The Cherry
     */
    CHERRY(2,"images/cherry.jpg");

    private int payout;             // Symbol payout value
    private BufferedImage image;    // Symbol image
    private String icon;            // Symbol file name

    /** Constructor - Payout must be positive and even, file name must not be null
     * @param payout - Symbol payout amount
     * @param icon - Symbol image file name
     */
    Symbols(int payout, String icon){
        this.payout = payout;
        this.icon = icon;
        loadImage(icon);
    }

    /** Copy Constructor - Symbol must not be null
     * @param s - A single symbol
     */
    Symbols(Symbols s){
        payout = s.payout;
        icon = s.icon;
        loadImage(icon);
    }

Now I can go into main and create a symbol named "s" like this:

Symbols s = Symbols.CHERRY;

But I'm having trouble making a copy of "s" using the copy constructor given:

Symbols t = Symbols(s);

If I try to do this, I get the error: "The method Symbols(Symbols) is undefined for the type Symbols."

Thanks

Answer 1

Well you need to make it public but it still isn't going to work. There are no copy constructors in Java; you can't 'new' an Enum, which is the next error; and in any case Java goes to great lengths to ensure there is only one copy of each enum value per JVM. What exactly do you think you need a copy constructor for?

Solution:

Symbols s = Symbols.CHERRY;
Symbols t = s;