Container of Generic Types in java
- by Cyker
I have a generic class Foo<T> and parameterized types Foo<String> and Foo<Integer>. Now I want to put different parameterized types into a single ArrayList. What is the correct way of doing this?
Candidate 1:
public class MMM {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Foo<String> fooString = new Foo<String>();
Foo<Integer> fooInteger = new Foo<Integer>();
ArrayList<Foo<?> > list = new ArrayList<Foo<?> >();
list.add(fooString);
list.add(fooInteger);
for (Foo<?> foo : list) {
// Do something on foo.
}
}
}
class Foo<T> {}
Candidate 2:
public class MMM {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Foo<String> fooString = new Foo<String>();
Foo<Integer> fooInteger = new Foo<Integer>();
ArrayList<Foo> list = new ArrayList<Foo>();
list.add(fooString);
list.add(fooInteger);
for (Foo foo : list) {
// Do something on foo.
}
}
}
class Foo<T> {}
In a word, it is related to the difference between Foo<?> and the raw type Foo.
Update:
Grep What is the difference between the unbounded wildcard parameterized type and the raw type? on this link may be helpful.
