OnJava8-Examples/generics/ObjectHolder.java

// generics/ObjectHolder.java
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public class ObjectHolder {
  private Object a;
  public ObjectHolder(Object a) { this.a = a; }
  public void set(Object a) { this.a = a; }
  public Object get() { return a; }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ObjectHolder h2 =
      new ObjectHolder(new Automobile());
    Automobile a = (Automobile)h2.get();
    h2.set("Not an Automobile");
    String s = (String)h2.get();
    h2.set(1); // Autoboxes to Integer
    Integer x = (Integer)h2.get();
  }
}