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I want to refactor my enums in the following way: I have enums with method for getting its String value:

public enum Type {
    TYPE_1("Type 1"),
    TYPE_2("Type 2");

    private String value;
    Type(String value) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getValue() {
        return value;
    }
}

I want to get its value simply by toString() method call. According to java.lang.Enum code toString is defined as 

public String toString() {
    return this.name;
}

So I guessed all I needed was to redefine name variable in my class:

public enum Type {
    TYPE_1("Type 1"),
    TYPE_2("Type 2");

    private String name;
    Type(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }
}

But according to debugger there are 2 name variables: in my Type class and in Enum superclass, so toString() returns Enum.name

My question is can I return Type.name in Enum.toString() value without redefining it in subclass?

Sergei Podlipaev
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    Just override `toString` and return `value` (which you have to properly initialize in your constructor in that first snippet). – Sotirios Delimanolis Jun 25 '19 at 13:54
  • @SotiriosDelimanolis yes, I know it would work, but I want to know if I can use Enum.toString() method for it – Sergei Podlipaev Jun 25 '19 at 13:55
  • Everything related with Enum.name is private or final. So you can override it. The way to go is explained above, overriding toString() in your class. – Ezequiel Jun 25 '19 at 13:58

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