//Going to use this pattern for enumeration classes, since they are otherwise unsupported

//The typesafe enum pattern
public class Suit {
    public final int value;

    protected static final int CLUBS_VAL = 0;
    protected static final int DIAMONDS_VAL = 1;
    protected static final int HEARTS_VAL = 2;
    protected static final int SPADES_VAL = 3;

    public static final Suit CLUBS = new Suit(CLUBS_VAL);
    public static final Suit DIAMONDS = new Suit(DIAMONDS_VAL);
    public static final Suit HEARTS = new Suit(HEARTS_VAL);
    public static final Suit SPADES = new Suit(SPADES_VAL);

    private Suit(int value){
        this.value = value;
    }
}