Ch 19

Front 1

Generics in Java are like what in C++?

Back 1

templates

Front 2

Simple polymorphism - method overloading. Do you have to allocate memory for each overloaded function?

Back 2

No

Front 3

How does the simple polymorphism example relate to generics?

Back 3

Create one method of a generic type --> only have to allocate memory once regardless of the number of times you need to refer to the method with different types. Only works for problems where each method has an equal number of arguments and the only difference is the type of argument

Front 4

A generic type can be defined for a _____ or ______. A concrete type must be used when using the _____ or _____ to declare a reference variable

Back 4

A generic type can be defined for a class or interface. A concrete type must be used when using the class or interface to define a reference variable

Front 5

What is the benefit of using Generic classes rather than Object as the supertype?

Back 5

Certain errors can be detected at runtime

ArrayList<String> will give an error if anything other than a string is added

Front 6

How do you create a generic class with more than one parameter?

Back 6

< E1, E2, E3 >

Front 7

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