Java Enum field named "float"

Question

I have a code generator which generates enums based on some user-defined names. For some reason, if a user defines an enum with field e.g. "float", "switch" or some other compiler specific keyword, Java complains.

For example, I would like to define an enum with two fields "float" and "switch":

public enum TestEnum {
    float(100), switch(200);
}

However, Java thinks that it is some float variable and it does not understand the switch variable at all.

In C (if I am not mistaken) this makes no problem

enum TestEnum {
    float  = 100,
    switch = 200,
};

Is it possible to use such "names" for the enums somehow?

Answer 1

float and switch are keywords in Java and cannot be used as enum values. I recommend following conventions and making them uppercase (i.e. FLOAT, SWITCH).

public enum TestEnum {
    FLOAT(100),
    SWITCH(200);

    TestEnum(int value) {

    }
}

Answer 2

It's not possible in java. https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/_keywords.html

Also the code style implies using of UPPER (divided by _ if necessary) case names for enum constansts.