How to Compare Two Enums in Java

In this example, let’s us see how to compare two enums in Java.

Source Code

1)

package com.beginner.examples;

public enum Week {
	SUN,MON,
	TUE,WED,
	THURS,FIR,
	SAT;
}

2)

package com.beginner.examples;

public class CompareEnumExample {

	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		Week dayWeek=Week.TUE;
		if(dayWeek==Week.SUN)
		{
			System.out.println("Sunday");
		}
		else if(dayWeek==Week.MON)
		{
			System.out.println("Monday");
		}
		else if(dayWeek==Week.TUE)
		{
			System.out.println("Tuesday");
		}
		else if(dayWeek==Week.WED)
		{
			System.out.println("Wednesday");
		}
		else if(dayWeek==Week.THURS)
		{
			System.out.println("Thursday");
		}
		else if(dayWeek==Week.FIR)
		{
			System.out.println("Firday");
		}
		else {
			System.out.println("Saturday");
		}
	}

}

Output:

Thursday

3)

package com.beginner.examples;

public class CompareEnumExample2 {

	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		Week day=Week.TUE;
		switch (day) {
		case SUN:System.out.println("Sunday");break;
		case MON:System.out.println("Monday");break;
		case TUE:System.out.println("Thursday");break;
		case WED:System.out.println("Wednesday");break;
		case THURS:System.out.println("Thursday");break;
		case FIR:System.out.println("Firday");break;
		default:System.out.println("Saturday");
						

		
		}
	}

}

Output:

Thursday