Separate Enum file won't accept variables

Question

I\'ve created an enum.java file and I get errors when creating variables. But in my other .java files, none of these errors appear. Within the enum Foo, the only th

Answer 1

You're missing the most important element of the enum: the enum instances.

public enum Foo
{
    //  instances go here

    ;   // **** semicolon needed

    private String foo;
    private boolean isBarable;

    private Foo(String foo, boolean isBarable)
    {
        this.foo = foo;
        this.isBarable = isBarable;
    }
}

Shoot, just adding the semicolon alone would solve your compilation error, but without the enum instances, the enum is useless.

e.g.,

public enum Foo
{
    BAR("bar", true), BAZ("baz", false) ;

    private String foo;
    private boolean isBarable;

    private Foo(String foo, boolean isBarable)
    {
        this.foo = foo;
        this.isBarable = isBarable;
    }
}