enum.use.custom

Determines which enum field to use for serialization.

Usage

# Use enum constant name (equivalent to deprecated enum.use.name)
enum.use.custom=name

# Use enum ordinal (equivalent to deprecated enum.use.ordinal)
enum.use.custom=ordinal

# Use a custom field from the enum (e.g., code, value, etc.)
enum.use.custom=code

Values

Value	Description
name or name()	Use enum constant name (default)
ordinal or ordinal()	Use enum ordinal number
Any other string	Use that instance field's value

Examples

Given this enum:

enum UserType {
    GUEST(30, "unspecified"),
    ADMIN(1100, "administrator");
    
    private final Integer code;
    private final String desc;
}

Configuration	Result
enum.use.custom=name	"GUEST", "ADMIN"
enum.use.custom=ordinal	0, 1
enum.use.custom=code	30, 1100
enum.use.custom=desc	"unspecified", "administrator"