What are the values() and valueOf() methods?

The values() method returns an array that contains a list of enumeration constants. The general form of the values method is as follows:

public static enum-type[] values()

The valueOf() method returns the enumeration constant that contains the value of the corresponding string. The general form of the values method is as follows:

public static enum-type valueOf(String str)

All the declared enumerations contain the two methods automatically. In both general forms, enum-type will be the return type of the enumeration.

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