Enum State pattern for android

Question

I'm trying to create a Enum STATE pattern so I can set the current state of my operations. In C# (i think) I used this pattern:

Enum State { STARTED, STOPPED, PAUSED };
State _s;

public foo() {
   _s = State.STARTED;
}

I did read somewhere that you shouldn't or couldn't use Enum in Android. How can I replicate this design pattern in Android?

Answer 1

You definitely can use them. Android's libraries don't which probably perpetuates the myth/out of date advice. It's easy to switch from one to the other, so start with enums and only change if you experience performance issues, but I doubt you will.