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An enumerations serve the purpose of representing a group of named constants in a programming language. Refer Enumeration (or enum) in C and enum in Java for information on enumerations. Scala provides an Enumeration class which we can extend in order to create our enumerations. 
Declaration of enumerations in Scala
 

Scala




// A simple scala program of enumeration
 
// Creating enumeration
object Main extends Enumeration
{
    type Main = Value
     
    // Assigning values
    val first = Value("Thriller")
    val second = Value("Horror")
    val third = Value("Comedy")
    val fourth = Value("Romance")
     
    // Main method
    def main(args: Array[String])
    {
        println(s"Main Movie Genres = ${Main.values}")
    }
}


Output

Main Movie Genres = Movies.ValueSet(Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Romance)

  
Important points of enum : 
 

  • In Scala, there is no enum keyword unlike Java or C.
  • Scala provides an Enumeration class which we can extend in order to create our enumerations.
  • Every Enumeration constant represents an object of type Enumeration.
  • Enumeration values are defined as val members of the evaluation.
  • When we extended the Enumeration class, a lot of functions get inherited. ID is one among the them.
  • We can iterate the members.

Printing particular element of the enumeration 
 

Scala




// Scala program Printing particular
// element of the enumeration
 
// Creating enumeration
object Main extends Enumeration
{
    type Main = Value
     
    // Assigning values
    val first = Value("Thriller")
    val second = Value("Horror")
    val third = Value("Comedy")
    val fourth = Value("Romance")
      
    // Main method
    def main(args: Array[String])
    {
        println(s"The third value = ${Main.third}")
    }
}


Output

The third value = Comedy

In above example, Main.third is printing particular element of the enumeration. 
  
Printing default ID of any element in the enumeration 
 

Scala




// Scala program Printing default ID of
// any element in the enumeration
 
// Creating Enumeration
object Main extends Enumeration
{
    type Main = Value
  
    // Assigning Values
    val first = Value("Thriller") // ID = 0
    val second = Value("Horror") // ID = 1
    val third = Value("Comedy") // ID = 2
    val fourth = Value("Romance") // ID = 3
      
    // Main Method
    def main(args: Array[String])
    {
        println(s"ID of third = ${Main.third.id}")
    }
}


Output

ID of third = 2

In above example, Main.third.id is printing default ID of any element in the enumeration.
  
Matching values in enumeration 
 

Scala




// Scala program of Matching values in enumeration
 
// Creating Enumeration
object Main extends Enumeration
{
    type Main = Value
     
    // Assigning Values
    val first = Value("Thriller")
    val second = Value("Horror")
    val third = Value("Comedy")
    val fourth = Value("Romance")
     
    // Main Method
    def main(args: Array[String])
    {
        Main.values.foreach
        {
            // Matching values in Enumeration
            case d if ( d == Main.third ) =>
            println(s"Favourite type of Movie = $d")
            case _ => None
        }
    }
}


Output

Favourite type of Movie = Comedy

  
Changing default IDs of values 
The values are printed in the order of the ID set by us.These values of IDs can be any integer .These IDs need not be in any particular order.
 

Scala




// Scala program of Changing
// default IDs of values
 
// Creating Enumeration
object Main extends Enumeration
{
    type Main = Value
 
    // Assigning Values
    val first = Value(0, "Thriller")
    val second = Value(-1, "Horror")
    val third = Value(-3, "Comedy")
    val fourth = Value(4, "Romance")
     
    // Main Method
    def main(args: Array[String])
    {
        println(s" Movie Genres = ${Main.values}")
    }
}


Output

Movie Genres = Movies.ValueSet(Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Romance)

  
Reference: https://www.scala-lang.org/api/current/scala/Enumeration.html
 



Last Updated : 01 Nov, 2023
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