Maximum number of enum elements in Java

Question

What is the maximum number of elements allowed in an enum in Java?

I wanted to find out the maximum number of cases in a switch statement. Since the largest primitive type allowed in switch is int, we have cases from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 and one default case. However enums are also allowed... so the question..

Answer 1

There is no maximum number per se for any practical purposes. If you need to define thousands of enums in one class you need to rewrite your program.