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From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: enum, what is it good for?
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 20:28:59 +0200
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On 21.04.2015 04:30, Stefan Ram wrote:

>    So, is there any reason to prefer =C2=BBenum=C2=AB to =C2=BBclass=C2=
=AB?

Additionally to what others have said in favor of enums already, you can =

*very* concisely override methods in enum instances which is helpful for =

implementing state, strategy and similar patterns.  With classes that=20
will look a lot more bulky.

Kind regards

	robert

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