Using Spring IoC to set up enum values

Question

Is there a way to set up such enum values via Spring IoC at construction time?

What I would like to do is to inject, at class load time, values that are hard-coded i

Answer 1

Attempting to mutate an Enum is well silly and goes completely against their design objectives. An enum by definition represents a distinct value within a group. If you ever need more / less values you will need to update the source. While you can change an enums state by adding setters (after all they are just objects) your hacking the system.