原文链接:/2015/04/12/java-enum-and-android-intdefstringdef-annotation/
当我们想把一个变量x的取值限制在几个预先定义的常量时,我们会怎么做呢?我们可以先定义一些常量值,然后从这些常量中选择赋值给x。下面,让我们假设变量x为currentDay,它的取值包含了星期天到星期五。我们可以在Java中,通过Integer的常量写出下面的代码:
public class Main {
public static final int SUNDAY = 0;
public static final int MONDAY = 1;
public static final int TUESDAY = 2;
public static final int WEDNESDAY = 3;
public static final int THURSDAY = 4;
public static final int FRIDAY = 5;
public static final int SATURDAY = 6;
private int currentDay = SUNDAY;
public static void main(String[] args) {
Main obj = new Main();
(WEDNESDAY);
int today = ();
switch (today) {
case SUNDAY:
("Today is SUNDAY");
break;
case MONDAY:
("Today is MONDAY");
break;
case TUESDAY:
("Today is TUESDAY");
break;
case WEDNESDAY:
("Today is WEDNESDAY");
break;
case THURSDAY:
("Today is THURSDAY");
break;
case FRIDAY:
("Today is FRIDAY");
break;
case SATURDAY:
("Today is SATURDAY");
break;
default:
break;
}
}
public void setCurrentDay(int currentDay) {
= currentDay;
}
public int getCurrentDay() {
return currentDay;
}
}
但上面的代码会出现的问题是:我可以为currentDay设置任何的int值
(100);
这种情况编译器并不会给出任何的错误提示。然后我们的switch/case语句会忽略掉处理这种情况。因此,对于这种情况,Java为我们提供了一种叫Enumeration(或称Enum,枚举)的解决方案。如果使用了Enum枚举,我们的Java代码将会写成下面这样:
public class Main {
public enum WeekDays {
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
}
private WeekDays currentDay = ;
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Main obj = new Main();
();
WeekDays today = ();
switch (today) {
case SUNDAY:
("Today is SUNDAY");
break;
case MONDAY:
("Today is MONDAY");
break;
case TUESDAY:
("Today is TUESDAY");
break;
case WEDNESDAY:
("Today is WEDNESDAY");
break;
case THURSDAY:
("Today is THURSDAY");
break;
case FRIDAY:
("Today is FRIDAY");
break;
case SATURDAY:
("Today is SATURDAY");
break;
default:
break;
}
}
public void setCurrentDay(WeekDays currentDay) {
= currentDay;
}
public WeekDays getCurrentDay() {
return currentDay;
}
}
现在我们拥有了类型安全的保障。这里我们不能再为currentDay赋予任何在WeekDays以外的值了。这是一个很大的进步,我们都应该使用多多使用。不过在Android中,这里会存在一些问题。
Enum枚举在Android中:Enum在Java中是一个完全成熟的class。在Enum枚举中的每一个值,都是Enum枚举类型中的一个对象实例。因此,Enum枚举值会比我们之前使用的常量类型占用更多的内存。即使在旧Android设备(版本 <= 2.2)上,这里也存在一些由JIT即使编译器解决的,由Enum枚举类型引发的性能问题。现在我们可以在Android应用中使用Enum枚举类型,但如果我们的应用是一种非常吃紧内存的类型或者是游戏应用,那么我们最后使用int常量来代替Enum枚举。但这导致我们上面提及的问题依然存在。
现在我们有了别的解决方案。Android的support Annotation注解库有一些很好的annotation注解来帮助我们更早的发现bug(在编译时期)。IntDef 和 StringDef 是两个非常有魔力的Constant Annotation注解,我们可以使用它们来代替Enum枚举。它们会帮助我们像Enum枚举一样,在编译时期检查变量的赋值情况。下面的代码展示给我们如何使用IntDef代替Enum:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
public static final int SUNDAY = 0;
public static final int MONDAY = 1;
public static final int TUESDAY = 2;
public static final int WEDNESDAY = 3;
public static final int THURSDAY = 4;
public static final int FRIDAY = 5;
public static final int SATURDAY = 6;
@IntDef({SUNDAY, MONDAY,TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY,FRIDAY,SATURDAY})
@Retention()
public @interface WeekDays {}
@WeekDays int currentDay = SUNDAY;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(.activity_main);
setCurrentDay(WEDNESDAY);
@WeekDays int today = getCurrentDay();
switch (today){
case SUNDAY:
break;
case MONDAY:
break;
case TUESDAY:
break;
case WEDNESDAY:
break;
case THURSDAY:
break;
case FRIDAY:
break;
case SATURDAY:
break;
default:
break;
}
}
public void setCurrentDay(@WeekDays int currentDay) {
= currentDay;
}
@WeekDays
public int getCurrentDay() {
return currentDay;
}
}
现在我们不能再为currentDay和today赋予任何在WeekDays以外的值了。编译器会检查变量的赋值情况,并反馈给我们相应的错误信息。如果我们使用Android Studio,IDE还会向我们提供变量建议的功能(代码提示)。当我们使用时,首先需要定义一些常量:
public static final int SUNDAY = 0;
public static final int MONDAY = 1;
public static final int TUESDAY = 2;
public static final int WEDNESDAY = 3;
public static final int THURSDAY = 4;
public static final int FRIDAY = 5;
public static final int SATURDAY = 6;
然后用@IntDef注解声明这些变量
@IntDef({SUNDAY, MONDAY,TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY,FRIDAY,SATURDAY})
@Retention()
public @interface WeekDays {}
我们可以通过下面的代码,设置一个变量为WeekDays类型,让WeekDays以外的值都无法赋给该变量
@WeekDays int currentDay ;
现在,当我们想为currentDay赋予任何在WeekDays以外的值时,编译器会提示我们相应的错误信息。设置方法的参数以及返回值为WeekDays的方法如下:
public void setCurrentDay(@WeekDays int currentDay) {
= currentDay;
}
@WeekDays
public int getCurrentDay() {
return currentDay;
@StringDef也能以同样的方式应用
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
public static final String SUNDAY = "sunday";
public static final String MONDAY = "monday";
public static final String TUESDAY = "tuesday";
public static final String WEDNESDAY = "wednesday";
public static final String THURSDAY = "thursday";
public static final String FRIDAY = "friday";
public static final String SATURDAY = "saturday";
@StringDef({SUNDAY, MONDAY,TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY,FRIDAY,SATURDAY})
@Retention()
public @interface WeekDays {}
@WeekDays String currentDay = SUNDAY;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(.activity_main);
setCurrentDay(WEDNESDAY);
@WeekDays String today = getCurrentDay();
switch (today){
case SUNDAY:
break;
case MONDAY:
break;
case TUESDAY:
break;
case WEDNESDAY:
break;
case THURSDAY:
break;
case FRIDAY:
break;
case SATURDAY:
break;
default:
break;
}
}
public void setCurrentDay(@WeekDays String currentDay) {
= currentDay;
}
@WeekDays
public String getCurrentDay() {
return currentDay;
}
}
想要使用以上的功能,你需要为你的工程添加support-annotation库的依赖。如果你使用的是Android Studio,那么请在你的Gradle依赖脚本下添加下面代码
dependencies {
compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
...
compile ':support-annotations:22.0.0'
}
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