Re: J2SE5.0 collection syntax
"Peter Parker" <spiderman@home.com> writes:
I am aware that the correct syntax for creating new collection
is as follows:
ArrayList<type> list = new ArrayList<type>();
This is an expression statement. There is not a unique
"correct syntax for creating new collection [objects]", while
usually an invocation of a factory method or an instance
creation expression ist involved.
Could someone show me the correct syntax (if any) if one gets
the collection from a known casted object as below. ie., where
should I put <type> on the right side?
ArrayList<type> list = ((SomeClass)someClassObject).getSomeCollection();
There is no need to do so, though it might be possible in some
cases. This depends on how ?getSomeCollection? is declared
(see its documentation). If it takes a type argument at all,
it would look like:
object.<type>method();
This does not necessarily have to be the same type as in
?ArraysList<type>?. And this is not ?collection syntax?, but
method invocation syntax.
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