/*
Java 2, v5.0 (Tiger) New Features
by Herbert Schildt
ISBN: 0072258543
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004
*/
class Gen {
T ob; // declare an object of type T
// Pass the constructor a reference to
// an object of type T.
Gen(T o) {
ob = o;
}
// Return ob.
T getob() {
return ob;
}
}
// Demonstrate raw type.
public class RawDemo {
public static void main(String args[]) {
// Create a Gen object for Integers.
Gen iOb = new Gen(88);
// Create a Gen object for Strings.
Gen strOb = new Gen("Generics Test");
// Create a raw-type Gen object and give it
// a Double value.
Gen raw = new Gen(new Double(98.6));
// Cast here is necessary because type is unknown.
double d = (Double) raw.getob();
System.out.println("value: " + d);
// The use of a raw type can lead to runtime.
// exceptions. Here are some examples.
// The following cast causes a runtime error!
// int i = (Integer) raw.getob(); // runtime error
// This assigment overrides type safety.
strOb = raw; // OK, but potentially wrong
// String str = strOb.getob(); // runtime error
// This assignment also overrides type safety.
raw = iOb; // OK, but potentially wrong
// d = (Double) raw.getob(); // runtime error
}
}