Because enums are automatically Serializable (see Javadoc API documentation for Enum), there is no need to explicitly add the “implements Serializable” clause following the enum declaration.

Published in early 1997, " Java Tip 27: Typesafe Constants in C++ and Java" discussed how to create and use typesafe constants (enums) in both Java and C++. Since then, various JavaWorld articles ...

JPA and Hibernate enum mapping The Java enum, introduced in Java 5, will map to the underlying database without any intervention. The JPA framework, be it Hibernate or Toplink or DataNucleus, will ...