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Java 9 with JShell

By : Gaston C. Hillar
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Java 9 with JShell

By: Gaston C. Hillar

Overview of this book

The release of Java 9 has brought many subtle and not-so-subtle changes to the way in which Java programmers approach their code. The most important ones are definitely the availability of a REPL, known as JShell, which will make experiments and prototyping much more straightforward than the old IDE-based project-led approach. Another, more subtle change can be seen in the module system, which will lead to more modularized, maintainable code. The techniques to take full advantage of object-oriented code, functional programming and the new modularity features in Java 9 form the main subjects of this book. Each chapter will add to the full picture of Java 9 programming starting out with classes and instances and ending with generics and modularity in Java.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Java 9 with JShell
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Index

Understanding parametric polymorphism, Java 9 generics, and generic code


Imagine that we have develop a Web Service that has to work with the representation of the organization of a party of specific wild animals. We definitely don't want to mix lions with hyenas because the party would end up with the hyenas intimidating a lonely lion. We want a well-organized party, and we don't want intruders such as dragons or cats in a party where only lions should attend.

We want to describe the procedures to start, welcome members, organize the party and say goodbye to the different members of the party. Then, we want to replicate these procedures with swans in a party of swans. Thus, we want to reuse our procedures for a party of lions and a party of swans. In the future, we will need to use the same procedures for parties of other wild and domestic animals, such as foxes, alligators, cats, tigers, and dogs. Obviously, we wouldn't like to become intruders in a party of alligators. Neither would we...