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Is there something like nested enums in Java?

I want to do a Country enum from which i can access to its states, how can i do that?

Something like this: 

public enum SomeEnum {

     ARGENTINA {
       BUENOS_AIRES;
     }

     UNITED_STATES {
       CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW_YORK, ALASKA;
     }

}

SomeEnum state1 = SomeEnum.ARGENTINA.BUENOS_AIRES
SomeEnum state2 = SomeEnum.UNITED_STATES.CALIFORNIA;
Solution

  • You could use a interface like

    interface Country {
    Country USA = Americas.USA;

    enum Asia implements Country {
        Indian,
        China,
        SriLanka
    }
    enum Americas implements Country {
        USA,
        Brazil
    }
    enum Europe implements Country {
        UK,
        Ireland,
        France
    }
}

    and you can have

    Country c = Country.USA;
c = Country.Asia.China;