//: holding/ApplesAndOrangesWithoutGenerics.java // Simple container example (produces compiler warnings). // {ThrowsException} import java.util.*; class Apple { private static long counter; private final long id = counter++; public long id() { return id; } } class Orange {} public class ApplesAndOrangesWithoutGenerics { @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static void main(String[] args) { ArrayList apples = new ArrayList(); for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) apples.add(new Apple()); // Not prevented from adding an Orange to apples: apples.add(new Orange()); for(int i = 0; i < apples.size(); i++) ((Apple)apples.get(i)).id(); // Orange is detected only at run time } } /* (Execute to see output) *///:~