Generics make your code more flexible and easier to read, and they help you avoid ClassCastExceptions at runtime. Get started with this introduction to using generics with the Java Collections ...

It was such a simple, brilliant idea. Use the power of Java 5.0 enumerated types to encode details of a data dictionary (attribute name, type, range, units, etc.) and create a type-safe system for ...

Generics allow you to write more-robust code with a greater degree of flexibility. They also offer improved performance in many situations and make it possible to simplify common code constructs. The ...

Have you ever wondered how Java seamlessly combines its primitive data types with object-oriented programming? Enter wrapper classes, an important but often overlooked Java feature. These special ...

float update(float value, float minimum, float maximum) { if(value < minimum) value = minimum; else if(value > maximum) value = maximum; return value; } How can I ...