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Since enum in C# are on the stack, I was wondering where enum, in Java, where created. On the stack? On the heap? In some mysterious other place?
Enumeration in C# are more primitive than those in Java, this might explain why they are created on the stack...
Where are they? I can't find them!
Thanks
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The default value of Enum constants starts from 0 and increments. It has fixed set of constants and can be traversed easily. However you can still change the start index and customize it with the value of your choice. In the following example, I have set the customized value to be 20 instead of the default 0.
The best way to define the enum is to declare it in header file. So, that you can use it anywhere you want by including that header file during compilation.
In the Java programming language, you define an enum type by using the enum keyword. For example, you would specify a days-of-the-week enum type as: public enum Day { SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY } You should use enum types any time you need to represent a fixed set of constants.
As enum types are handled as integral types, they are stored in the stack and registers as their respective data types: a standard enum is usually implemented as an int32; this means that the compiler will handle your enum as a synonym of int32 (for the sake of simplicity, I left out several details).
Enums in Java are also objects: for example, enums can have instance variables/methods/constructors and implement interfaces. All this makes me think they're handled just like other objects by jvm.
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