mapping Java 5 enum with additional fields

vanyatka · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:14 am

Hi everybody,

I need to map Java 5 enum, which contains additional fields, e.g.

Code:

public enum Transaction {
    TransactionAB("A", "B"),
    TransactionBA("B", "A");

    private String from;
    private String to;

    Transaction(String from, String to) {
        this.from = from;
        this.to = to;
    }
}

So far, for mapping simple enums I've been using GenericEnumUserType, but now how do I specify those additional fields which are part of enum?

Thanks for your help.

andresgr · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:59 am

I think this tread can help you:

http://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

vanyatka · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:00 am

andresgr wrote:

I think this tread can help you:

http://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

Thanks andresgr, I'll have a look at it.

But can anyone tell me if I should use Java 5 enums, at all? I mean, Hibernate in Action (which is now is relatively "old") mentions java 5 enums and suggests NOT TO use them till they are introduced natively in Hibernate. As I can see now, all existing solutions for mapping enums are random posts from community and none of them officially approved (correct me if I'm wrong here). It's just a bit dubious to "copy-past" someone else's classes posted online and then rely on them, especially when something is wrong in the beginning and you look through your setup over and over, thinking "is it me or that 3rdparty implementation"? Does anyone know when native support of java 5 enum will be introduced?