How can I get a method working with "when" inside a enum class?

Question

I need this "fun price" method working with the WHEN call. However, I just can't get it done. I need to be able to print out the commented code down below. What am I missing?

enum class Tariff {
   STANDARD, EVENT, WEEKEND;

   fun price() {
       when {
           STANDARD -> "1.99"
           EVENT -> "1.49"
           WEEKEND -> "2.99"

       }
   }
}

//val  default = Tariff.STANDARD
//println(default.price()) // gives 1.99
//val weekend  = Tariff.WEEKEND
//println(weekend.price()) // gives 2.99

Answer 1

To refer to the thing (the instance of the enum) on which price() is called inside the enum, you use the word this, so you should do:

fun price() : String {
    return when (this) {
        STANDARD -> "1.99"
        EVENT -> "1.49"
        WEEKEND -> "2.99"
    }
}

Note the return type and return keyword.

Or:

fun price() =
    when (this) {
        STANDARD -> "1.99"
        EVENT -> "1.49"
        WEEKEND -> "2.99"
    }

Answer 2

Rather than enumerating the enum values in a function with when, you could consider storing the price as a property of the class:

enum class Tariff(val price: String) {
    STANDARD("1.99"), EVENT("1.49"), WEEKEND("2.99");
}

Then you can call it like this:

fun main() {
    println(Tariff.STANDARD.price)
    println(Tariff.EVENT.price)
    println(Tariff.WEEKEND.price)
}

Result:

1.99
1.49
2.99