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    copied!<p>When I enter a string that it not in the list, I get this error in my enum CrimeType </p> <pre><code>class: IllegalArgumentException, no enum const class CrimeType.a(in java.lang.Enum). </code></pre> <p>What does it mean and how can I fix this?</p> <pre><code>public void enterCrime() { Crimes crimes = new Crimes(); System.out.print("\t\tEnter crime: "); crimeName = In.nextLine(); if("murder".equals(crimeName) || "arson".equals(crimeName) || "assault".equals(crimeName)) { crimes.daysToStay(3); } else if("fraud".equals(crimeName) || "theft".equals(crimeName) || "vandalism".equals(crimeName)) { crimes.daysToStay(2); } else if("drunk".equals(crimeName) || "littering".equals(crimeName) || "badHair".equals(crimeName)) { crimes.daysToStay(1); } else { System.out.println("\t\tThat is not a valid crime. The crimes are"); crimes.list(); } crimes.add(crimeName); enterAction(); } </code></pre> <p>Enum Class</p> <pre><code>public enum CrimeType { murder, arson, assault, fraud, theft, vandalism, drunk, littering, badHair; } </code></pre> <p>Crimes Class</p> <pre><code>import java.util.*; import java.text.*; public class Crimes { private LinkedList&lt;CrimeType&gt; crimes = new LinkedList&lt;CrimeType&gt;(); public Crimes() { } public void add(String crime) { CrimeType newCrime = CrimeType.valueOf(crime); crimes.add(newCrime); } </code></pre> <p>Ok, i've changed it to .equals now, which fixes the first problem, but when I enter something else, I still get that error in the enum class.</p>
 

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