Java - Best way to define error codes/messages

public enum Error {
  DATABASE(0, "A database error has occured."),
  DUPLICATE_USER(1, "This user already exists.");

  private final int code;
  private final String description;

  private Error(int code, String description) {
    this.code = code;
    this.description = description;
  }

  public String getDescription() {
     return description;
  }

  public int getCode() {
     return code;
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return code + ": " + description;
  }
}

Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/446663/best-way-to-define-error-codes-strings-in-java