Java getting the Enum name given the Enum Value

Question

How can I get the name of a Java Enum type given its value?

I have the following code which works for a particular Enum type, can I make it more generic?

public enum Category {      APPLE("3"),      ORANGE("1"),       private final String identifier;      private Category(String identifier) {         this.identifier = identifier;     }      public String toString() {         return identifier;     }      public static String getEnumNameForValue(Object value){         Category[] values = Category.values();         String enumValue = null;         for(Category eachValue : values) {             enumValue = eachValue.toString();              if (enumValue.equalsIgnoreCase(value)) {                 return eachValue.name();             }         }         return enumValue;     } } 

Answer 1

You should replace your getEnumNameForValue by a call to the name() method.

Answer 2

Try below code

public enum SalaryHeadMasterEnum {      BASIC_PAY("basic pay"),     MEDICAL_ALLOWANCE("Medical Allowance");      private String name;      private SalaryHeadMasterEnum(String stringVal) {         name=stringVal;     }     public String toString(){         return name;     }      public static String getEnumByString(String code){         for(SalaryHeadMasterEnum e : SalaryHeadMasterEnum.values()){             if(e.name.equals(code)) return e.name();         }         return null;     } } 

Now you can use below code to retrieve the Enum by Value

SalaryHeadMasterEnum.getEnumByString("Basic Pay") 

Use Below code to get ENUM as String

SalaryHeadMasterEnum.BASIC_PAY.name() 

Use below code to get string Value for enum

SalaryHeadMasterEnum.BASIC_PAY.toString()