Enum Details

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The enum declaration generates a new class behind the scenes.

• Each enum constant is declared as a public, static, and final field within the generated class.

• There is no public constructor written for the class.

• You cannot create new enum constants at runtime.

Practice Exercise

java.lang.Enum is the common base class for all enums.

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