/**
* example use of Enum, with method implemented a different way for
each enum
* constant.
*/
package com.mindprod.example;

/**
* @author Roedy Green
*/
public enum BreedI {

   // Usually you list enum constants in alphabetical order.
   // Eclipse will put them in alphabetical order when you do
   // a Source Sort Members.

   /** Dachshund smooth or curly */
   DACHSHUND( "brown" ),

   /** Dalmatian */
   DALMATIAN( "spotted" ) {

   // begin DALMATIAN inner class
   /**
    * typical spots on a Dalmatian
    */
   private final int spots = 50;

   /**
    * Method getSpotcount is Defined only for DALMATIAN. Get typical
count of
    * spots on a Dalmatian
    *
    * @return spot count
    */
    int getSpotCount ()
       {
       return spots;
       }

   // end DALMATIAN inner class
   },

   /** Labrador all sizes */
   LABRADOR( "black or tan" );

   // end of enum constant constructions

   /** additional instance field of every BreedI enum constant object
*/
   private String colours;

   /**
    * additional method of every BreedI enum constant object
    *
    * @return typical colours of the breed
    */
   public String getColours ()
       {
       return colours;
       }

   /**
    * constructor
    *
    * @param colours
    *        typical colours of this breed
    */
   BreedI( String colours )
       {
       this.colours = colours;
       }
   /**
    * Test harness
    * @param args not used
    */
   public static void main ( String [] args )
       {
       Breed myDog = Breed.DALMATIAN;
       // since the DALMATION inner class of Breed is anonymous,
       // we have no way of getting at the getSpotCount method.
       // This won't work:
       // System.out.println( myDog.getSpotCount() );
       }
       
}