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Generics
Introduction
Defining Simple Generics
Generics and Subtyping
Wildcards
Generic Methods
Interoperating with Legacy Code
The Fine Print
Class Literals as Runtime-Type Tokens
More Fun with Wildcards
Converting Legacy Code to Use Generics
Acknowledgements
Trail: Bonus
Lesson: Generics

### by Gilad Bracha

> > Note: This lesson covers a language feature introduced in the latest release of the JavaTM 2 Platform Standard Edition version 5.0. Visit the J2SE 5.0 download page.

> Introduced in J2SE 5.0, this long-awaited enhancement to the type system allows a type or method to operate on objects of various types while providing compile-time type safety. It adds compile-time type safety to the Collections Framework and eliminates the drudgery of casting.

> > Introduction

> > Defining Simple Generics

> > Generics and Subtyping

> > Wildcards

> > Generic Methods

> > Interoperating with Legacy Code

> > The Fine Print

> > Class Literals as Runtime-Type Tokens

> > More Fun with Wildcards

> > Converting Legacy Code to Use Generics

> > Acknowledgements

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