I am reading a binary file that has values stored in bit masks, both 1 Byte bit masks and 2 Byte bit masks. Each bit in the masks act as a switch that indicates where an Event has transpired.  
  Example of 1 Byte mask: 
00000101
  
  Indicates that Event one and Event
  3 has transpired.
Example of Enum
public enum MyEnum 
{
    ...
            
           
          
            
            I have entity Person:
@Entity
@Table(schema="", name="PERSON")
public class Person {
   List<PaymentType> paymentTypesList;
//some other fields
//getters and setters and other logic
}
and I have enum PaymentType: 
public enum PaymentType {
   FIXED, CO_FINANCED, DETERMINED; 
}
how to persist Person and its list of enums (in...
            
           
          
            
            I'd like to load a series of Swing Actions into a container at runtime and access them by a constant name as is possible with an Enum. The purpose of this would be to both restrict the Actions possible and also improve readability.
Initially, I was considering a sort of dynamic enum (see http://blog.xebia.com/2009/04/02/dynamic-enums-in...
            
           
          
            
            If I have an Enum, I can create an EnumSet using the handy EnumSet class
enum Suit { CLUBS, DIAMONDS, HEARTS, SPADES }
EnumSet<Suit> reds = EnumSet.of(Suit.HEARTS, Suit.DIAMONDS);
EnumSet<Suit> blacks = EnumSet.of(Suit.CLUBS, Suit.SPADES);
Give two EnumSets, how can I create a new EnumSet which contains the union of both of those sets...
            
           
          
            
            I need to accomplish the following (this is a simplified version): 
enum Animals{
 enum Cats{tabby("some value"), siamese("some value")},
 enum Dogs{poodle("some value"), dachsund("some value")},
 enum Birds{canary("some value"), parrot("some value")}
 private String someValue = "";
 private ShopByCategory(String someValue)
 {
     th...