Is it possible to deprecate some of the values of a Java enum and if so, how?
Yes, put a @Deprecated annotation on them. For example:
enum Status { OK, ERROR, @Deprecated PROBLEM}You can also add a JavaDoc @deprecated tag to document it:
enum Status { OK, ERROR, /** * @deprecated Use ERROR instead. */ @Deprecated PROBLEM}
Just tried it eclipse, it works:
public class Test { public static void main(String[] arg) { System.err.println(EnumTest.A); System.err.println(EnumTest.B); } public static enum EnumTest { A, @Deprecated B, C, D, E; }}