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Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type>

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From	Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type>
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Warren Tang wrote:
> Thanks for the info. If I use the reified version of the generic - i.e. 
> the erased version of the generic - ArrayList instead of 
> ArrayList<Integer>, the compile error goes away and there is no run-time 
> error either.
> 
> ArrayList<Integer>[] indexedValues = new ArrayList[5];
> 
> Although there is still a type safety warning.

DO NOT USE RAW TYPES!!!

You get a warning because your code is not type safe.  BAD!

DO NOT MIX ARRAYS AND GENERICS!!!

DO NOT USE RAW TYPES!!!

-- 
Lew

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Cannot create a generic array of <type> Warren Tang <nospam@tangcs.com> - 2011-10-19 12:06 +0800
  Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> Warren Tang <nospam@tangcs.com> - 2011-10-19 13:22 +0800
  Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 23:28 -0700
    Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> Warren Tang <nospam@tangcs.com> - 2011-10-19 18:11 +0800
      Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-19 04:50 -0700
        Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> Warren Tang <nospam@tangcs.com> - 2011-10-20 00:43 +0800
          Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-19 12:21 -0700
            Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> Warren Tang <nospam@tangcs.com> - 2011-10-21 11:05 +0800
      Re: Cannot create a generic array of <type> Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-19 10:00 -0700

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