CmsTest.java

private String getCreateContentForm(String contentType) {

		if ("article".equals(contentType)) {
			return createArticleForm();
		}
		if ("audio".equals(contentType)) {
			return createAudioForm();
		}
		if ("cartoon".equals(contentType)) {
			return createCartoonForm();
		}
		if ("competition".equals(contentType)) {
			return createCompetitionForm();
		}
		throw new IllegalArgumentException("No such content type");
	}

Now put a 'createForm' method in the enum itself and get rid of the switch statement. Ah, Steve already said this. Good.

BTW, my rule for switch statement is this: You are allowed one switch for each set of cases. The cases must create polymorphic objects that eliminate all the other switch statements for those cases.

Thank you guys, I am very happy with this now. I've always used enums as dumb types, nothing more. I have learned a great thing today! What a way to end a week! :)

For anyone stumbling on this thread:

The following examples are modified for the sake of the gist, but the end solution is something like:

public enum ContentType {
    ARTICLE("article"),
    AUDIO("audio"),
    CARTOON("cartoon"),
    COMPETITION("competition");

    private String label;

    ContentTypeForm(String label) {
        this.label = label;
    }

    public String toString() {
        return label;
    }

    public String formPostData() {

        switch (this) {
            case ARTICLE:
                return createArticleFormPostData();
            case AUDIO:
                return createAudioFormPostData();
            case CARTOON:
                return createCartoonFormPostData();
            case COMPETITION:
                return createCompetitionFormPostData();
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("No such content type");

        }
    }
}

As Cucumber can use ENUMS as parameters, the usage follows:

@When("^I have launched a new \"([^\"]*)\" page$")
public void iHaveLaunchedANewPage(ContentType contentType) {
    String contentFormData = contentType.formPostData();
}