Convert String to Enum

[pluck]

Is there a best practise for converting Strings to the new Java 1.5
enums?

This is my current methodology:

public void setAssetClass(String assetClass) throws Exception{
for(AssetClass ac : AssetClass.values()) {
if(assetClass.equals(ac.toString())) {
setAssetClass(ac);
return;
}
}
throw new Exception("Invalid asset class: " + assetClass);
}

private void setAssetClass(AssetClass assetClass) {
this.assetClass = assetClass;
}

 

[Robert Klemme]

Is there a best practise for converting Strings to the new Java 1.5
enums?

This is my current methodology:

public void setAssetClass(String assetClass) throws Exception{
for(AssetClass ac : AssetClass.values()) {
if(assetClass.equals(ac.toString())) {
setAssetClass(ac);
return;
}
}
throw new Exception("Invalid asset class: " + assetClass);
}

private void setAssetClass(AssetClass assetClass) {
this.assetClass = assetClass;
}

I believe you can do

AssetClass.valueOf(str);

Kind regards

robert