EnumMap or HashMap if lookup key is a String

Question

I\'m trying to weigh the pros and cons of using an EnumMap over a HashMap. Since, I will always be looking up using a String, it seems tha

Answer 1

First of all, all you keys are final immutable. You should definitely use EnumMap.

This is like Hash in Ruby:

options = { :font_size => 10, :font_family => "Arial" }

:font_size is the symbol in Ruby, the final static counterpart in Java.