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Java Enums

Java Enums. Why have Choice.Yes and Choice.No ?. Old Way. Enumerated types consist of a set of named values Example: Font has BOLD, ITALIC rather than 1, 2 // From class Font: public static int BOLD = 1; public static int ITALIC = 2;

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Java Enums

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  1. Java Enums Why have Choice.Yes and Choice.No?

  2. Old Way • Enumerated types consist of a set of named values • Example: Font has BOLD, ITALIC rather than 1, 2 // From class Font: public static intBOLD = 1; public static intITALIC = 2; • It's easier to remember Font.BOLD than 1 • Font.BOLDin action JButton button = new JButton("Courier 24 point Bold"); button.setFont(new Font("Courier", 24, Font.BOLD));

  3. An int is an int • private static ints are also know as "glorified integers" • This can lead to problems • Can you read the text in the button with a point size of 1? • Since Font.BOLD is just an int you can pass in any other int value, like 2314 • And since the style Font.BOLD is compatible with point size (both int type parameters), you get one (1) point font like above • Swap the arguments to get what was intended see next slide

  4. Would be nice to have different type • Since Font.BOLD is just an int, you can pass in any other int value, like 2314 or -123 • And since the style Font.BOLD is compatible with point size (both int type parameters), you get one (1) point font like above • Swap the arguments to get what was intended button.setFont(new Font("Courier",24, Font.BOLD)); button.setFont(new Font("Courier", Font.BOLD, 24));

  5. New Way • Use the Java enum type like this public enumFontStyle{BOLD, ITALIC}; • The previous attempt to construct a Font would preferable be a compile-time error • With an enum type, we get an improved constructor public Font(String name, FontStyle style, intsize)

  6. An Enum used in GameTree • playerSelectedusing a String parameter could result in code like this public void playerSelected(String yesOrNo) { if (yesOrNo.equals("Yes")) ; // go left else if (yesOrNo.equals("No")) ; // go right else JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Contact vendor!"); } • Just hope the user never types "Y", "yes" or "y" • and the programmer used equals, not ==

  7. Must use a Choice argument • Here is the actual design of playerSelected /** * Ask the game to update the current node by going left for * Choice.yes or right for Choice.no Example code: * theGame.playerSelected(Choice.Yes); * * @paramyesOrNo */ public voidplayerSelected(Choice yesOrNo) { if(yesOrNo == Choice.Yes) ; // go left if (yesOrNo== Choice.No) ; // go right }

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