Java switch statement: Constant expression required, but it IS constant

Question

So, I am working on this class that has a few static constants:

public abstract class Foo {
    ...
    public static final int BAR;
    public static final          


        

Answer 1

If you're using it in a switch case then you need to get the type of the enum even before you plug that value in the switch. For instance :

SomeEnum someEnum = SomeEnum.values()[1];

switch (someEnum) {
            case GRAPES:
            case BANANA: ...

And the enum is like:

public enum SomeEnum {

    GRAPES("Grapes", 0),
    BANANA("Banana", 1),

    private String typeName;
    private int typeId;

    SomeEnum(String typeName, int typeId){
        this.typeName = typeName;
        this.typeId = typeId;
    }
}