Correctly used, type inference can make your code both more concise and more readable. ... In this article, he dives into Local Variable Type Inference. Java SE 10 (March 2018) ...

Learn about the new Java 10 "var" type, and experiment using JShell with this hands-on tutorial on how to reduce boilerplate code using new type inference for local variables.

The biggest language change packaged with the Java 10 release, aka JDK 18.3, was the introduction of the inferred type. This addition, combined with the ability to use the long reserved Java ‘var’ ...