JDK 1.5 Preview: Addition of Generics Improves Type Checking
Generics is one of the hottest features of the upcoming JDK 1.5 release. This article describes the new generics feature by investigating the example pre-release implementation provided by Sun. You'll use the generics feature to create an extensible multimedia application, and show how generics make the code simpler.
by Greg Travis
June 9, 2003
enerics is one of the hottest features of Sun Microsystems's upcoming JDK 1.5 (Tiger) release. Programmers and researchers have been clamoring for a feature like this for years, and an impatient few have even implemented their own prototypes already. Generics enables the creation of parameterized classes and methods, allowing Java developers to create custom variations of their code for different types.
Unlike JDK 1.4, Tiger isn't just a set of new standard libraries—it features actual changes to the language itself. Generics is the most profound of these changes. Long a part of advanced academic languages, this new feature is a welcome addition to Java.
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enerics is one of the hottest features of Sun Microsystems's upcoming JDK 1.5 (Tiger) release. Programmers and researchers have been clamoring for a feature like this for years, and an impatient few have even implemented 
