Creating Enumerations
In Scala you can use Java enums. Alternately, you can create enumerations in Scala as well.
To create an enumeration in Scala you will start by creating an object—much like the syntax used to create a singleton. However, you can assign multiple named instances—after all, the singleton pattern doesn’t force a single instance; it’s simply a way to control the creation of select instances.
Let’s create an enumeration to represent various currencies:
| WorkingWithObjects/finance1/finance/currencies/Currency.scala | |
| | package finance.currencies |
| | |
| | object Currency extends Enumeration { |
| | type Currency = Value |
| | val CNY, GBP, INR, JPY, NOK, PLN, SEK, USD = Value |
| | } |
An enumeration is an object that extends the Enumeration ...
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