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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