how to write genric code in java code example
Example 1: java generic type method
// generic methods
public List fromArrayToList(T[] a) {
return Arrays.stream(a).collect(Collectors.toList());
}
public static List fromArrayToList(T[] a, Function mapperFunction) {
return Arrays.stream(a)
.map(mapperFunction)
.collect(Collectors.toList());
}
// bounded generics
public List fromArrayToList(T[] a) {
...
}
//multiple bounds
// upper bound wildcards
public static void paintAllBuildings(List extends Building> buildings) {
...
}
// lower bound wildcard
super T>
Example 2: java generics type
Java Generic Type Naming convention helps us understanding code easily and having a naming convention is one of the best practices of Java programming language. So generics also comes with its own naming conventions. Usually, type parameter names are single, uppercase letters to make it easily distinguishable from java variables. The most commonly used type parameter names are:
E – Element (used extensively by the Java Collections Framework, for example ArrayList, Set etc.)
K – Key (Used in Map)
N – Number
T – Type
V – Value (Used in Map)
S,U,V etc. – 2nd, 3rd, 4th types