If your enum class is required to have static fields, keep in mind they are created after the enum values themselves. That means, the following code will result in a NullPointerException:

enum Example {
    ONE(1), TWO(2);

    static Map<String, Integer> integers = new HashMap<>();

    private Example(int value) {
        integers.put(this.name(), value);
    }
}

A possible way to fix this:

enum Example {
    ONE(1), TWO(2);

    static Map<String, Integer> integers;

    private Example(int value) {
        putValue(this.name(), value);
    }

    private static void putValue(String name, int value) {
        if (integers == null)
            integers = new HashMap<>();
        integers.put(name, value);
    }
}

Do not initialize the static field:

enum Example {
    ONE(1), TWO(2);

    // after initialisisation integers is null!!
    static Map<String, Integer> integers = null;

    private Example(int value) {
        putValue(this.name(), value);
    }

    private static void putValue(String name, int value) {
        if (integers == null)
            integers = new HashMap<>();
        integers.put(name, value);
    }
    // !!this may lead to null poiner exception!!
    public int getValue(){
        return (Example.integers.get(this.name()));
    }
}

initialisisation:

• create the enum values
• as side effect putValue() called that initializes integers
• the static values are set
• integers = null; // is executed after the enums so the content of integers is lost