Set Value to Enum - Java

Question

I'm trying to set values to enum in my java application....but I can't do that.

Am I doing it wrong???

public enum RPCPacketDataType {
    PT_UNKNOWN(2),
    PT_JSON(4),
    PT_BINARY(5)
};

It's giving me this error : The constructor RPCPacket.RPCPacketDataType(int) is undefined.

Answer 1

public enum RPCPacketDataType
{
    PT_UNKNOWN(2),
    PT_JSON(4),
    PT_BINARY(5);

    RPCPacketDataType (int i)
    {
        this.type = i;
    }

    private int type;

    public int getNumericType()
    {
        return type;
    }
}

You can also define methods on your enum as you would in a "normal" class.

 System.out.println(RPCPacketDataType.PT_JSON.getNumericType() // => 4

Answer 2

You should create a Contructor which accepts an int parameter. Also add an int field which will hold the passed value.

public enum RPCPacketDataType {
    PT_UNKNOWN(2),
    PT_JSON(4),
    PT_BINARY(5);

    private int mValue;

    RPCPacketDataType(int value) {
        mValue = value;
    }
}