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Raw Types

Raw Types

This lesson explains what raw types are.

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Technical Quiz
1.

Consider the Printer class below which is parametrized on type T.

public class Printer<T> {

    T item;

    public Printer(T item) {
        this.item = item;
    }

    public void consolePrinter() {
        System.out.println(item.toString());
    }

    public void changeItem(T item) {
        this.item = item;
    }
}

Will the following code snippet compile, if we don’t supply any type arguments? 

Printer printer = new Printer(5);
A.

Yes

B.

No

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The snippet Printer printer = new Printer(5); will compile just fine. When the actual type parameter is omitted, a raw type is created. Raw ...