枚举的实质是什么？

/**
 * 季节枚举
 * 注意
 * (1)枚举中必须要包含枚举常量,也可以包含属性、方法、私有构造方法
 * (2)枚举常量必须在前面，多个常量之间使用逗号隔开，最后分号可写可不写
 * @author 作者名
 *
 */
public enum Season {
	SPRING,SUMMER,AUTUMN,WINTER;
}

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public final class Season extends Enum
{

	public static final Season SPRING;
	public static final Season SUMMER;
	public static final Season AUTUMN;
	public static final Season WINTER;
	private static final Season $VALUES[];

	public static Season[] values()
	{
		return (Season[])$VALUES.clone();
	}

	public static Season valueOf(String name)
	{
		return (Season)Enum.valueOf(com/qf/chap17_4/Season, name);
	}

	private Season(String s, int i)
	{
		super(s, i);
	}

	static 
	{
		SPRING = new Season("SPRING", 0);
		SUMMER = new Season("SUMMER", 1);
		AUTUMN = new Season("AUTUMN", 2);
		WINTER = new Season("WINTER", 3);
		$VALUES = (new Season[] {
			SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER
		});
	}
}