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Java: Generic Classes

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Overview

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Learn how to use Java generics to write cleaner code and help eliminate runtime issues.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Generics in Java
  • Prerequisites for this course
1. Fundamentals of Generics
  • Understand the need for generics
  • Understand generics in Java
  • Terms in generics
  • Rules and naming conventions
  • Advantages of generics
2. Generic Classes and Methods
  • Generic classes/interface use case
  • Create a generic class demo
  • Understand generic methods and constructors
  • Implement a generic method as a utility
  • Using bounded types
  • Challenge: Write code using generic classes/bounded types
  • Solution: Write code using generic classes/bounded types
3. Generics: Deep Dive
  • Generic class hierarchies
  • Type argument hierarchies
  • Understand type erasure in generics
  • Understand bridge methods
  • Understand type inference and target types
  • Applying wildcard arguments
  • Restrictions on generics
Conclusion
  • Where to go from here

Taught by

Ketkee Aryamane

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