On Wednesday 27 July 2005 00:33, Oliver Jowett wrote:
> > > Having ResourceAssociationState as a full-blown class seems like
> > > overkill since you only have one instance anyway.
> >
> > Maybe. Java 1.4 doesn't have enums. What do you suggest as an
> > alternative?
>
> Just a bare int?
Java 1.4's typesafe enum pattern doesn't usually strike me as an
overkill, as long as you're aware of its problems:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Java+typesafe+enum