java get the longest string in enum -

i find longest string within java enum. best way this? havent been working enums suggestion welcome. these enums

 public enum domain_languages {     eng, swe;      public static list<domain_languages> getdomainlanguages(){         list<domain_languages> languages = new arraylist<domain_languages>();         languages.add(eng);         languages.add(swe);         return languages;     } }  public enum domain_state {     live,     pending_renewal,     pending_transfer_out, } 

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i didnt define question , hence edit it. whant 2 enums function takes of 2 kind of enums have defined , finds longest literal. in domain_state "pending_transfer_out". hope makes things bit easier understand.

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so i'v gotten som has been great, im not sure why code not work. complains when try use enumlist.values()? reason couldnt find solution in first place, missing? =)

    public string calculatedropdownlistwidth(enum enumlist){         int chars = 0;         for(enum e : enumlist.values()){             //do stuff         } } 

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so knwo why didnt work. hade loop on enumset instead of enum. since enum 1 in "set" if im not totally misstaken. solution. helping out!

public string calculatedropdownlistwidth(enumset enumlist){     int chars = 0;     for(object e : enumlist){         if(e.tostring().length() > chars){             chars = e.tostring().length();         }     }      //pixelmodifier     double onechar = 1.35;      double result = onechar * chars;      return string.valueof(result) + "px"; } 

thx help!

/marthin

 string longestyet= "";  (enum<?> value :offertype.values()){      if (longestyet.length()< value.name().length()) {         longestyet= value.name();         }                  }  longest = longestyet; 

if need value specific enum, can add enum itselve, , set value in static initialialzer.

public static enum mytype {      normal,     other;     public static final string longest;     static{         string longestyet= "";         (enum<?> value :mytype.values()){            if (longestyet.length()< value.name().length()) {             longestyet= value.name();               }                         }         longest = longestyet;     }         } 

or better, put static initializer method, in util function can reused in several enums.