OnJava8-Examples/generics/GenericArray.java
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// generics/GenericArray.java
// (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
// Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information.
public class GenericArray<T> {
private T[] array;
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public GenericArray(int sz) {
array = (T[])new Object[sz];
}
public void put(int index, T item) {
array[index] = item;
}
public T get(int index) { return array[index]; }
// Method that exposes the underlying representation:
public T[] rep() { return array; }
public static void main(String[] args) {
GenericArray<Integer> gai = new GenericArray<>(10);
try {
Integer[] ia = gai.rep();
} catch(ClassCastException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
// This is OK:
Object[] oa = gai.rep();
}
}
/* Output:
[Ljava.lang.Object; cannot be cast to
[Ljava.lang.Integer;
*/