Uses of Class java.lang.Enum (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2023-01-18

## Uses of Class
java.lang.Enum

- Packages that use Enum
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.lang | Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
  java.util | Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).

- - ### Uses of Enum in java.lang

    Classes in java.lang with type parameters of type Enum
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `Enum<E extends Enum<E>>` This is the common base class of all Java language enumeration types.

    Methods in java.lang with type parameters of type Enum
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static <T extends Enum<T>> T` | Enum.`valueOf(Class<T> enumType, String name)` Returns the enum constant of the specified enum type with the specified name.

    Methods in java.lang that return types with arguments of type Enum
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Class<? extends Enum>` | EnumConstantNotPresentException.`enumType()` Returns the type of the missing enum constant.

    Constructor parameters in java.lang with type arguments of type Enum
    Constructor and Description
    `EnumConstantNotPresentException(Class<? extends Enum> enumType, String constantName)` Constructs an `EnumConstantNotPresentException` for the specified constant.

  - ### Uses of Enum in java.util

    Classes in java.util with type parameters of type Enum
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `EnumMap<K extends Enum<K>,V>` A specialized `Map` implementation for use with enum type keys.
    `class` | `EnumSet<E extends Enum<E>>` A specialized `Set` implementation for use with enum types.

    Methods in java.util with type parameters of type Enum
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`allOf(Class<E> elementType)` Creates an enum set containing all of the elements in the specified element type.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`complementOf(EnumSet<E> s)` Creates an enum set with the same element type as the specified enum set, initially containing all the elements of this type that are not contained in the specified set.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`copyOf(Collection<E> c)` Creates an enum set initialized from the specified collection.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`copyOf(EnumSet<E> s)` Creates an enum set with the same element type as the specified enum set, initially containing the same elements (if any).
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`noneOf(Class<E> elementType)` Creates an empty enum set with the specified element type.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`of(E e)` Creates an enum set initially containing the specified element.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`of(E first, E... rest)` Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`of(E e1, E e2)` Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`of(E e1, E e2, E e3)` Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`of(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4)` Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`of(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5)` Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements.
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`range(E from, E to)` Creates an enum set initially containing all of the elements in the range defined by the two specified endpoints.

    Methods in java.util with parameters of type Enum
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static <E extends Enum<E>> EnumSet<E>` | EnumSet.`of(E first, E... rest)` Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements.

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