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Peter:

I just use static constants and arrays in an interface.  It ain't
enums but it's better then a sharp stick in the eye.  There are some
other approaches in the java.lang.* faq and some third party folks
have claimed to implement enum like behaviour.

What I do...

public interface FavoriteConstants{
  static final int PI = 4;
  static final int e = 2;
  static final String mathGrade = "F";
  static final String[] daysInWeek = {"Sun","Mon","Tue","Fri"};
}

then

publc class foo extends Bar implements FavoriteConstants{}

-Rich

Peter Steele wrote:
> 
> One language feature that I already miss in Java is enumerated types. I've
> always used enumerated types, from Pascal to C to C++ and even in Visual
> Basic 5.0. They avoid having to use explicit numeric constants. Very very
> useful. I've found ways to fake it but it sure isn't as clean as an
> enumerated type. What do others do to get around this language omission?

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