public final int ordinal()
Method Name :ordinal
Return Type :int
It is final so no one override this method
Doc Specification :
/** * Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position * in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned * an ordinal of zero). * * Most programmers will have no use for this method. It is * designed for use by sophisticated enum-based data structures, such * as {@link java.util.EnumSet} and {@link java.util.EnumMap}. * * @return the ordinal of this enumeration constant */
Source Code :
package model;
public class Simple {
public Simple() {
super();
}
enum Hello{ H1,H2; } public static void main(String[] args) { Hello aa=Hello.H2;
int i=aa.ordinal();
System.out.println(i);
}
}
the out put is :1
it just return the position of any enum variable .it starting point is zero same as Array .
