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Prior to Java version 1.5, a Java class could only be written with its attribute and parameter types in mind. One could never translate a type-independent concept into a class. With the introduction of Java Generics in Java 2 version 1.5, we can define a class without specifying the type for certain attributes and/or parameters. The type is specified when the class is instantiated. In this chapter you will learn how to use this feature of Java. You will also learn about the Java Collections framework that has a predefined set of generic classes and algorithms that can be used to store and manipulate a collection of objects.
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Poo, D., Kiong, D., Ashok, S. (2008). Generics and Collections Framework. In: Object-Oriented Programming and Java. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-963-7_12
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