Is it OK to use == on enums in Java?

Question

Is it OK to use == on enums in Java, or do I need to use .equals()? In my testing, == always works, but I\'m not sure if I\'m guarant

Answer 1

== compares the references of two objects. For enums, it is guaranteed that there will only be one instance, and therefore for any two enums that are the same, == will be true.

Reference:

http://www.ajaxonomy.com/2007/java/making-the-most-of-java-50-enum-tricks

(couldn't find anything in the Sun docs)