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On 11/18/2013 10:58 AM, Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
> Not quite as simple. I'd need a *copy* of each method (even as an
> overload) taking the new Fooing, while the original would be
> changed to @Deprecated and left at taking the Foo argument.
>
>    @Deprecated void applyRank(Foo rank) { ... blah ... }
>    void applyRank(Fooing rank) { ... mostly the same blah ... }

OK I see what you mean.  You'd have to duplicate your own API everywhere 
for the new type.  Maybe

public enum Foo { @Deprecated FURST, SECOND, FIRST }

public void applyRank( Foo rank ) {
   if( rank == FIRST || rank == FURST )
      //...
   else
      // second ...

Which I think you will have to do with your solution as well.

My previous solutions allows you to migrate the entire API to the new 
type.  Yours allows you to keep the old type.  I think you're stuck with 
"FURST" forever though if you keep the old type.