Question

This question has been bothering me forever. I can wait to hear the responses. I see this too often

public interface Istuff
{
    public static final int STATE_B = 4;
    public static final int STATE_L = 5;
    public static final int STATE_U = 6;
}

and also this one

public class MyStuffConstants
{
    public static final String STATUS = "STATUS";
    public static final String RUNNING = "RUNNING";

}

Answer 1

I would say Enum. as their sole purpose is to represent fixed set of constants.

Simple Example:

enum Season { WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL }