Android: enum vs static final ints?

Question

What are the advantages (or disadvantages) of having an enum versus having a set of static final ints in Java Android applications? Are there efficienc

Answer 1

Well... according to a bald guy Enums are really bad for memory.

You should use @IntDef/@StringDef annotations:

public static final int NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD = 0;
public static final int NAVIGATION_MODE_LIST = 1;
public static final int NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS = 2; 

@IntDef({NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD, NAVIGATION_MODE_LIST, NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS})
public @interface NavigationMode {}

and then

@NavigationMode
public abstract int getNavigationMode();

public abstract void setNavigationMode(@NavigationMode int mode);