Java lazy loading of enum instances

Question

If I have a bunch of enum instances in an enum type, and if I access an instance of it the first time, all of its remaining instances too are initialized at the same time. I

Answer 1

Not without basically making it not an enum anymore. Enums are classes. The first time a class is used, it gets loaded by the JVM and all of its static initialization is done. Setting up the enum members is a static initialization, so they're all going to be initialized.