OnJava8-Examples/generics/Erased.java

// generics/Erased.java
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// {CompileTimeError} (Will not compile)

public class Erased<T> {
  private final int SIZE = 100;
  public void f(Object arg) {

    // error: illegal generic type for instanceof
    if(arg instanceof T) {}

    // error: unexpected type
    T var = new T();

    // error: generic array creation
    T[] array = new T[SIZE];

    // warning: [unchecked] unchecked cast
    T[] array = (T[])new Object[SIZE];

  }
}