Get started with this introduction to using generics with the Java Collections Framework. Introduced in Java 5, generics enhance the type safety of your code and make it easier to read.

Type erasure is a valuable mechanism for backward compatibility, ensuring that libraries using generics can still function with older Java versions. It also has positive implications for ...

Again, same function, different results ... One may end up doing horrors like: Using Generics in Java allows you to return a different type, while still retaining static type safety.

java.util.function.UnaryOperator @FunctionalInterface public interface ... method required by all classes that implement the UnaryOperator interface. We will use generics in the class declaration, ...