How to supply Enum value to an annotation from a Constant in Java

Question

I\'m unable to use an Enum taken from a Constant as a parameter in an annotation. I get this compilation error: \"The value for annotation attribute [attribute] must be an e

Answer 1

"All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection" --- David Wheeler

Here it is:

Enum class:

public enum Gender {
    MALE(Constants.MALE_VALUE), FEMALE(Constants.FEMALE_VALUE);

    Gender(String genderString) {
    }

    public static class Constants {
        public static final String MALE_VALUE = "MALE";
        public static final String FEMALE_VALUE = "FEMALE";
    }
}

Person class:

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSubTypes;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;
import static com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo.As;
import static com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo.Id;

@JsonTypeInfo(use = Id.NAME, include = As.PROPERTY, property = Person.GENDER)
@JsonSubTypes({
    @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = Woman.class, name = Gender.Constants.FEMALE_VALUE),
    @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = Man.class, name = Gender.Constants.MALE_VALUE)
})
public abstract class Person {
...
}