Help with enum in java

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I have an enum that looks like this

public enum MyStates {
                    FIRST,
                    SECOND,
                    THIRD,
                   }

Every time I access them it prints it by the names I have given them. Is there a way to get their indexes? Ex. FIRST would be = 1, and so forth. Thanks

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Why do you want indexes, instead of the values that you defined? — MarcoS
– MarcoS, Commented May 23, 2011 at 15:45
The index of the first element is almost always 0 in Java. (The only exception I can think of is JDBC) — Peter Lawrey
– Peter Lawrey, Commented May 23, 2011 at 15:49
Its not exactly a duplicate. The question here is not about defining a number for each enumeration object but getting its "ordinal". — morja
– morja, Commented May 23, 2011 at 15:50
@morja: If you want it to start from 1, it's not an ordinal. — SLaks
– SLaks, Commented May 23, 2011 at 16:00
@SLaks: true, but as I understand it, its only about getting any index, not necessarily starting from 1. — morja
– morja, Commented May 23, 2011 at 16:02

morja · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-23 15:45:40Z

5

Use the ordinal() function.

MyStates.FIRST.ordinal();

answered May 23, 2011 at 15:45

morja

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