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;
}
}
You should replace your getEnumNameForValue
by a call to the name()
method.
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(code == e.name) 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()
Try, the following code..
@Override
public String toString() {
return this.name();
}
Here is the below code, it will return the Enum name from Enum value.
public enum Test {
PLUS("Plus One"), MINUS("MinusTwo"), TIMES("MultiplyByFour"), DIVIDE(
"DivideByZero");
private String operationName;
private Test(final String operationName) {
setOperationName(operationName);
}
public String getOperationName() {
return operationName;
}
public void setOperationName(final String operationName) {
this.operationName = operationName;
}
public static Test getOperationName(final String operationName) {
for (Test oprname : Test.values()) {
if (operationName.equals(oprname.toString())) {
return oprname;
}
}
return null;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return operationName;
}
}
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Test test = Test.getOperationName("Plus One");
switch (test) {
case PLUS:
System.out.println("Plus.....");
break;
case MINUS:
System.out.println("Minus.....");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Nothing..");
break;
}
}
}