Java Enum ordinal() Method

The ordinal() method of Enum class returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant.

This method is designed to be used by sophisticated enum-based data structures, like EnumSet and EnumMap.

Syntax

Return Value

The ordinal() method returns this enumeration constant’s ordinal.

Example 1

Output:

Red ordinal = 0
 Green Ordinal = 1
 Brown Ordinal = 2
 Yellow Ordinal = 3

Example 2

Output:

First name = Reema
Last name = Panda
Position in class = 1

First name = Himanshu
Last name = Bhardwaj
Position in class = 2

First name = Geetanjali
Last name = Sharma
Position in class = 3

Example 3

Output:

Movies of Shahrukh Khan:
0 Don
1 DDlJ
2 Fan
3 Zero
4 VeerZara
Q In which movie Shah rukh khan has played a dual role ?
Ans. 3 Zero
Sorry!You Failed.
 The Correct answer is Don.

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