Getting String value from enum in Java

if status is of type Status enum, status.name() will give you its defined name.

You can use values() method:

For instance Status.values()[0] will return PAUSE in your case, if you print it, toString() will be called and "PAUSE" will be printed.

Use default method name() as given bellows

public enum Category {
        ONE("one"),
        TWO ("two"),
        THREE("three");

        private final String name;

        Category(String s) {
            name = s;
        }

    }

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        System.out.println(Category.ONE.name());
    }
}