Java Generics And Collections (2006)

This comprehensive guide shows you how to master the most importantchanges to Java since it was first released. Generics and the greatlyexpanded collection libraries have tremendously increased the power ofJava 5 and Java 6. But they have also confused many developers who haven't known how to take advantage of these new features.

Java Generics and Collections covers everything from the most basic uses of generics to the strangest corner cases. It teaches you everything you need to know about the collections libraries, so you'll always know which collection is appropriate for any given task, and how to use it.

Topics covered include:

Fundamentals of generics: type parameters and generic methods

Other new features: boxing and unboxing, foreach loops, varargs

Subtyping and wildcards

Evolution not revolution: generic libraries with legacy clients and
generic clients with legacy libraries

Generics and reflection

Design patterns for generics

Sets, Queues, Lists, Maps, and their implementations

Concurrent programming and thread safety with collections

Performance implications of different collections



Generics and the new collection libraries they inspired take Java to a new level. If you want to take your software development practice to a new level, this book is essential reading.

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