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What is Type<Type> called?
What does List<?> mean in java generics?
package com.xyz.pckgeName;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class Statement {
// public String
public String status;
public String user_id;
public String name;
public String available_balance;
public String current_balance;
public String credit_card_type;
public String bank_id;
public List<Statements> statements = new ArrayList<Statement.Statements>();
public class Statements {
public String month;
public String account_id;
public String user_id;
public String id;
public List<Transaction> transactions = new ArrayList<Transaction>();
}
}
Can anyone explain me what these two statements mean
public List<Statements> statements = new ArrayList<Statement.Statements>();
public List<Transaction> transactions = new ArrayList<Transaction>();
This is Generics in java
List<?> is essentially translated as a “List of unknowns”, i.e., a list of unknown types. The ? is known as a Wildcard (which essentially means unknown).
public List<Statements> statements = new ArrayList<Statement.Statements>();
This essentially creates a List that only accepts Statement.Statements. Anything outside of Statement.Statements that you want to add to statements will create a compilation error. The same applies to public List<Transaction> transactions = new ArrayList<Transaction>();. This means that the List is bounded to a type Statement.Statements (on statements variable).
Answer：
It is the use of generics. You are declaring a List of either Statement objects or Transaction objects.
Check out wikipedia for more info
Answer：
You should read about Generics to understand this . List is a raw type which could be the list of Objects such as Strings,Wrappers and user defined objects .
public List<Statements> statements = new ArrayList<Statement.Statements>();
The above code says that statements is the reference to the ArrayList of Statement Objects . It does specifies that list would contain Statements objects which is inner class to the Statement class.
List<?> is used to say the list of unknown type.
Answer：
The statements List can hold only Statements object. It is called Generics. Check this for sample programs.
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Language-Basics/Asimplegenericclass.htm
