Effective Java Item 32: Use EnumSet instead of bit fields | Dhruba Bandopadhyay

Effective Java Item 32: Use EnumSet instead of bit fields Posted on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:32:27 +0000 by Dhruba Bandopadhyay • 4 Comments A small tidbit of information which I came across in Effective Java Item 32 that I thought was worth a mention due to the fact that it is a little new in Java and less commonly found in use. The Old Way – Int enum pattern In the olden days one might have implemented enumeration sets using integers representing binary patterns and bitwise operations on those patterns.

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