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Java.lang.Enum.ordinal() Method
Description
The java.lang.Enum.ordinal() method returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).
Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.lang.Enum.ordinal() method
public final int ordinal()
Parameters
NA
Return Value
This method returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant.
Exception
NA
Example
The following example shows the usage of java.lang.Enum.ordinal() method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.lang.*; // enum showing Mobile prices enum Mobile { Samsung(400), Nokia(250),Motorola(325); int price; Mobile(int p) { price = p; } int showPrice() { return price; } } public class EnumDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("CellPhone List:"); for(Mobile m : Mobile.values()) { System.out.println(m + " costs " + m.showPrice() + " dollars"); } Mobile ret = Mobile.Samsung; System.out.println("The ordinal is = " + ret.ordinal()); System.out.println("MobileName = " + ret.name()); } }
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
CellPhone List: Samsung costs 400 dollars Nokia costs 250 dollars Motorola costs 325 dollars The ordinal is = 0 MobileName = Samsung
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