Why don't enums allow generics since Java 5? (was "Re: 2 questions about enums and the closed/withdrawn JEP 301")

[David Alayachew]

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On Wed, Mar 29, 2023, 2:43 PM David Alayachew <davidalayachew at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Maurizio,
>
> I hope you don't mind me asking, but no one else has answered my 2nd
> question. And since you were the one who wrote up most of these links that
> I am referencing, it's a decent shot to see if you know the answer lol.
>
> Why were enums never given generics in the first place? I know they came
> out in the same release, so theoretically, that was the best time possible
> to bake this feature in and ensure it played well from the beginning. Why
> didn't they?
>
> Thank you for your help and patience!
> David Alayachew
>
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