title: Selecting correct Enum
body: <p>I have a number of Enums each of which contain the names of attributes to be tested. The problem I have is how to select the relevant enum for the object. How can I define just a Enum variable which use throughout my code which can be set through an initalise method.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT:</p>
  
  <p>Sorry for the delayed reponse. I had to step away from the desk</p>
  
  <p>It very well be bad design. I have a few enums as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public enum AccountGrpEnum {
      Account("Account"),
      AccountType("AccountType"),
      AcctIDSource("AcctIDSource");
  
      private static Set&lt;String&gt; grpNames = new HashSet&lt;String&gt;(3) {{       
          for(AccountGrpEnum e : AccountGrpEnum.values()) {          
              add(e.toString());       
          }     
      }}; 
  
      public static boolean contains(String name) {       
          return grpNames.contains(name);     
      } 
  
      private String name;
  
      private AccountGrpEnum(String name) {
          this.name = name;
      }
  
      public String toString() {
          return this.name;
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Another <code>Enum</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public enum BlockManValEnum {
  
      avgPx("avgPx"),
      quantity("quantity"),
      securityIDSource("securityIDSource"),
      securityID("securityID"),
      blockStatus("blockStatus"),
      side("side");
  
      private static Set&lt;String&gt; names = new HashSet&lt;String&gt;(9) {{       
          for(BlockManValEnum e : BlockManValEnum.values()) {          
              add(e.toString());       
          }     
      }}; 
  
      public static boolean contains(String name) {       
          return names.contains(name);     
      } 
  
      private String name;
  
      private BlockManValEnum(String name) {
          this.name = name;
      }
  
      public String toString() {
          return this.name;
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Within my code I am checking the fields of an incoming object to see they are contained within the Enum. As follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>if (BlockManValEnum.contains(fields[i].getName()))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>however I would like it to be along the lines of </p>
  
  <pre><code>if (variableEnum.contains(fields[i].getName()))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Where <code>variableEnum</code> can be set at runtime.</p>
  
  <p>Hope this is clearer guys</p>