constants = populateCache(enumClass);
      }
      return constants;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter that converts between strings and {@code enum} values of type
   * {@code enumClass} using {@link Enum#valueOf(Class, String)} and {@link Enum#name()}. The
   * converter will throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException} if the argument is not the name of any
   * enum constant in the specified enum.
   *

        constants = populateCache(enumClass);
      }
      return constants;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter that converts between strings and {@code enum} values of type
   * {@code enumClass} using {@link Enum#valueOf(Class, String)} and {@link Enum#name()}. The
   * converter will throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException} if the argument is not the name of any
   * enum constant in the specified enum.
   *