import java.util.*; public class DeadEnumConstantTest { public @interface MyAnnotation{}; public static enum E1{ unused1, unused2, @MyAnnotation ok1, // constants with reflective annotations should be ignored ok2, ok3, ok4, ok5, } @MyAnnotation public static enum Ignore{ ok1, ok2, ok3; } public static void main(String[] args){ method1(E1.unused1 == E1.unused2); // does not count as use, since constants can't be stored this way method2(E1.ok2); // constant could potentially be stored method2(1 != 2 ? E1.ok3 : E1. ok4); method3(); } public static void method1(boolean a){} public static void method2(E1 e1){} public static E1 method3(){ return E1.ok5; // returns constant, which could possibly be stored by the caller } }