OnJava8-Examples/arrays/ArrayOfGenerics.java
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// arrays/ArrayOfGenerics.java
// (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
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import java.util.*;
public class ArrayOfGenerics {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<String>[] ls;
List[] la = new List[10];
ls = (List<String>[])la; // Unchecked cast
ls[0] = new ArrayList<>();
// -ls[1] = new ArrayList<Integer>();
// error: incompatible types: ArrayList<Integer>
// cannot be converted to List<String>
// ls[1] = new ArrayList<Integer>();
// ^
// The problem: List<String> is a subtype of Object
Object[] objects = ls; // So assignment is OK
// Compiles and runs without complaint:
objects[1] = new ArrayList<>();
// However, if your needs are straightforward it is
// possible to create an array of generics, albeit
// with an "unchecked cast" warning:
List<BerylliumSphere>[] spheres =
(List<BerylliumSphere>[])new List[10];
Arrays.setAll(spheres, n -> new ArrayList<>());
}
}