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21. Enums

Type-safe fixed value sets.

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PHP 8.1 introduced native enums declared with the enum keyword, supporting pure enums and backed enums (with int or string values). Enum cases are singleton instances accessed as EnumName::Case.

Enums can implement interfaces and define methods, making them more powerful than plain class constants for representing fixed sets of related values.

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