Java Generics and Collections 

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• 1. Java Generics and Collections

• 2. Table of Contents

• 3. Copyright

• 4. Dedication

  Dedication

• 5. Preface

  Preface Obtaining the Example Programs How to Contact Us Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples Safari Enabled Acknowledgments

• 6. Part I: Generics

• 7. Chapter 1. Introduction

  Chapter 1. Introduction

• 8. Section 1.1. Generics

  1.1. Generics

• 9. Section 1.2. Boxing and Unboxing

  1.2. Boxing and Unboxing

• 10. Section 1.3. Foreach

  1.3. Foreach

• 11. Section 1.4. Generic Methods and Varargs

  1.4. Generic Methods and Varargs

• 12. Section 1.5. Assertions

  1.5. Assertions

• 13. Chapter 2. Subtyping and Wildcards

  Chapter 2. Subtyping and Wildcards

• 14. Section 2.1. Subtyping and the Substitution Principle

  2.1. Subtyping and the Substitution Principle

• 15. Section 2.2. Wildcards with extends

  2.2. Wildcards with extends

• 16. Section 2.3. Wildcards with super

  2.3. Wildcards with super

• 17. Section 2.4. The Get and Put Principle

  2.4. The Get and Put Principle

• 18. Section 2.5. Arrays

  2.5. Arrays

• 19. Section 2.6. Wildcards Versus Type Parameters

  2.6. Wildcards Versus Type Parameters

• 20. Section 2.7. Wildcard Capture

  2.7. Wildcard Capture

• 21. Section 2.8. Restrictions on Wildcards

  2.8. Restrictions on Wildcards

• 22. Chapter 3. Comparison and Bounds

  Chapter 3. Comparison and Bounds

• 23. Section 3.1. Comparable

  3.1. Comparable

• 24. Section 3.2. Maximum of a Collection

  3.2. Maximum of a Collection

• 25. Section 3.3. A Fruity Example

  3.3. A Fruity Example

• 26. Section 3.4. Comparator

  3.4. Comparator

• 27. Section 3.5. Enumerated Types

  3.5. Enumerated Types

• 28. Section 3.6. Multiple Bounds

  3.6. Multiple Bounds

• 29. Section 3.7. Bridges

  3.7. Bridges

• 30. Section 3.8. Covariant Overriding

  3.8. Covariant Overriding

• 31. Chapter 4. Declarations

  Chapter 4. Declarations

• 32. Section 4.1. Constructors

  4.1. Constructors

• 33. Section 4.2. Static Members

  4.2. Static Members

• 34. Section 4.3. Nested Classes

  4.3. Nested Classes

• 35. Section 4.4. How Erasure Works

  4.4. How Erasure Works

• 36. Chapter 5. Evolution, Not Revolution

  Chapter 5. Evolution Not Revolution

• 37. Section 5.1. Legacy Library with Legacy Client

  5.1. Legacy Library with Legacy Client

• 38. Section 5.2. Generic Library with Generic Client

  5.2. Generic Library with Generic Client

• 39. Section 5.3. Generic Library with Legacy Client

  5.3. Generic Library with Legacy Client

• 40. Section 5.4. Legacy Library with Generic Client

  5.4. Legacy Library with Generic Client

• 41. Section 5.5. Conclusions

  5.5. Conclusions

• 42. Chapter 6. Reification

  Chapter 6. Reification

• 43. Section 6.1. Reifiable Types

  6.1. Reifiable Types

• 44. Section 6.2. Instance Tests and Casts

  6.2. Instance Tests and Casts

• 45. Section 6.3. Exception Handling

  6.3. Exception Handling

• 46. Section 6.4. Array Creation

  6.4. Array Creation

• 47. Section 6.5. The Principle of Truth in Advertising

  6.5. The Principle of Truth in Advertising

• 48. Section 6.6. The Principle of Indecent Exposure

  6.6. The Principle of Indecent Exposure

• 49. Section 6.7. How to Define ArrayList

  6.7. How to Define ArrayList

• 50. Section 6.8. Array Creation and Varargs

  6.8. Array Creation and Varargs

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