Can I set enum start value in Java?

Question

I use the enum to make a few constants:

enum ids {OPEN, CLOSE};

the OPEN value is zero, but I want it as 100. Is it possible?

Answer 1

@scottf

An enum is like a Singleton. The JVM creates the instance.

If you would create it by yourself with classes it could be look like that

public static class MyEnum {

    final public static MyEnum ONE;
    final public static MyEnum TWO;

    static {
        ONE = new MyEnum("1");
        TWO = new MyEnum("2");
    }

    final String enumValue;

    private MyEnum(String value){
        enumValue = value;    
    }

    @Override
    public String toString(){
        return enumValue;
    }


}

And could be used like that:

public class HelloWorld{

   public static class MyEnum {

       final public static MyEnum ONE;
       final public static MyEnum TWO;

       static {
          ONE = new MyEnum("1");
          TWO = new MyEnum("2");
       }

       final String enumValue;

       private MyEnum(String value){
           enumValue = value;    
       }

       @Override
       public String toString(){
           return enumValue;
       }


   }

    public static void main(String []args){

       System.out.println(MyEnum.ONE);
       System.out.println(MyEnum.TWO);

       System.out.println(MyEnum.ONE == MyEnum.ONE);

       System.out.println("Hello World");
    }
}