Enum with properties fields

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In case we want to use enum with more information and not just as constant values, and we want to be able to compare two enums.

Consider the following example:

public enum Coin {
    PENNY(1), NICKEL(5), DIME(10), QUARTER(25);

    private final int value;

    Coin(int value){
        this.value = value;
    }

    public boolean isGreaterThan(Coin other){
        return this.value > other.value;
    }

}

Here we defined an Enum called Coin which represent its value. With the method isGreaterThan we can compare two enums:

Coin penny = Coin.PENNY;
Coin dime = Coin.DIME;

System.out.println(penny.isGreaterThan(dime)); // prints: false
System.out.println(dime.isGreaterThan(penny)); // prints: true

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