枚举为存储?

时间:2012-05-10 23:57:33

标签: java enums

我在班上宣布了一个很大的枚举

public enum CarMaker{
        Honda,
        Toyota,
        Sony,
        ...;

        public CarMaker at(int index){ //a method to retrieve enum by index
                CarMaker[] retval = this.values();
                return retval[index];
        }
        public final SomeObj val; //a value associated with each enum
            //.. more custom functions if needed
    }

因为每个CarMaker只需要一个实例,如果我想将这个枚举用作存储(如数组,而是使用索引访问每个元素,我可以使用更直观的名称,这是一个不好的做法。我也可以为每个元素都有自定义函数)

CarMaker A = CarMaker.Honda;
CarMaker B = CarMaker.at(1); 
//Error above b/c 'at' is not a static member, can I make at a static member?

A.val = 5; 
B.val = 6; 
//Here I want A to be share data with B since both are "Honda"
//but it doesn't seem to do that yet
 System.out.println(A)
 System.out.println(B)

//Expected output:
//A: 6
//B: 6

现在A和B似乎创建了自己的“本田”实例,但我想让它们共享。有可能吗?

2 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:5)

enum应该是不可变的常量。给他们一个公开的,可修改的领域是一个可怕的想法。

答案 1 :(得分:2)

使用您的枚举,但通过合成:创建一个品牌名称枚举,但随后构建您需要名称的对象来保存枚举字段。

实施例

public enum CarMaker {
   Honda,
   Toyota,
   Sony,
   Olympus,
   Facebook,
   Google,
   ...
}

public class Car {
   CarMaker carMaker;
   //... etc....

   Car(CarMaker carMaker) {
      this.carMaker = carMaker;
      // ... more code
   }

   //....