Re: Using an enum in a constructor

Given the following:
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public class Foo
{
  private static final int DEFAULT_LENGTH = 30;
  private Type ivType;
  private int ivLength;

  public enum Type
  {
    OTHER,
    FIXED,
    VARIABLE;
  }

  public Foo(Type type)
  {
    this(type,DEFAULT_LENGTH);
  }

  public Foo(Type.VARIABLE varType, int length)
  {
    this(varType,length);
  }

  private Foo(Type type, int length)
  {
    super();
    ivType = type;
    ivLength = length;
  }}

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The compiler complains that Type.VARIABLE cannot be used. Obviously
what I want is that if the Type is VARIABLE, then I want the length in
the constructor, otherwise I will use the default length.

And yes I know I can have a constructor that only takes (int length)
and then assume that the Type is VARIABLE. That is not the point here.

--
Wojtek :-)