Java example source code file (IsEnum.java)

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The IsEnum.java Java example source code

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/*
 * @test
 * @bug 4891872 4989735 4990789 5020490
 * @summary Check isEnum() method
 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
 */

import java.lang.annotation.*;

public class IsEnum {

    static int test(Class clazz, boolean expected) {
        int status = (clazz.isEnum() == expected)?0:1;

        if (status == 1) {
            System.err.println("Unexpected enum status for " + clazz);
        }
        return status;
    }

    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        int failures = 0;

        failures += test(IsEnum.class, false);
        failures += test(String.class, false);
        failures += test(Enum.class, false);
        failures += test(java.math.RoundingMode.class, true);

        // Classes in java.lang.annoation
        failures += test(Annotation.class, false);
        failures += test(ElementType.class, true);
        failures += test(Retention.class, false);
        failures += test(RetentionPolicy.class, true);
        failures += test(Target.class, false);
        failures += test(EnumPoseur.class, false);

        // Classes for specialized enum constants aren't enum's
        failures += test(SpecialEnum.class, true);
        failures += test(SpecialEnum.RED.getClass(), false);
        failures += test(SpecialEnum.GREEN.getClass(), true);

        if (failures > 0) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Unexepcted enum status detected.");
        }
    }
}

enum SpecialEnum {
    RED {
        String special() {return "riding hood";}
    },

    GREEN;

    String special() {return "how was my valley";}
}