how to generate constructor in a enum using Lombok

Question

I want to use lombok in a enum, but I can't find the annotation to generate the constructor. I checked the Lombok manual that it shows there should be a annotion named @XArgsConstructor,but I can't find it, any advice ? thanks.

Answer 1

X in @XArgsConstructor is just a placeholder for No, Required or All.

The real annotations are @NoArgsConstructor, @RequiredArgsConstructor and @AllArgsConstructor. Pick one of these (I'd go for @AllArgsConstructor by default), and it'll work.

Answer 2

I know this is an old question but I'd want to add an example about how it should be done:

@AllArgsConstructor
public enum EnumExample {
   CONSTANT("constant");

   @Getter 
   private final String value;
}

Have in mind that the idea behind using enums is using objects rather than static constants. This will give benefits according how to manage the constant values.