Java getting the Enum name given the Enum Value
Try below code
public enum SalaryHeadMasterEnum { BASIC_PAY("basic pay"), MEDICAL_ALLOWANCE("Medical Allowance"); private String name; private SalaryHeadMasterEnum(String stringVal) { name=stringVal; } public String toString(){ return name; } public static String getEnumByString(String code){ for(SalaryHeadMasterEnum e : SalaryHeadMasterEnum.values()){ if(e.name.equals(code)) return e.name(); } return null; }}Now you can use below code to retrieve the Enum by Value
SalaryHeadMasterEnum.getEnumByString("Basic Pay")Use Below code to get ENUM as String
SalaryHeadMasterEnum.BASIC_PAY.name()Use below code to get string Value for enum
SalaryHeadMasterEnum.BASIC_PAY.toString()
Try, the following code..
@Override public String toString() { return this.name(); }