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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

Chapter 10. Maximization of Code Reuse with Generics

In this chapter, we will learn about parametric polymorphism and how Java 9 implements this object-oriented concept by allowing us to write generic code. We will start creating classes that use one constrained generic type. We will:

  • Understand parametric polymorphism

  • Learn the differences between parametric polymorphism and duck typing

  • Understand Java 9 generics and generic code

  • Declare an interface to be used as a type constraint

  • Declare a class that conforms to multiple interfaces

  • Declare subclasses that inherit the implementation of interfaces

  • Create exception classes

  • Declare a class that works with a constrained generic type

  • Use a generic class for multiple compatible types