An enumerated type specifies a set of related constants as its values. Examples include the days in a week, the standard north/south/east/west compass directions, a currency’s coin denominations ...

import java.io.Serializable; /** * Enum example with unnecessary and ignored ... static final long serialVersionUID = 42L; private String stateName; private String stateAbbreviation; StateEnum ...

However, the multi-line String is now here. Just bookend a quote with three ... The Java language hasn’t added a new reference type since Enums were introduced in Java 5, all the way back in 2004.