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Re: Compare generics (that are numbers)

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From Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl>
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Subject Re: Compare generics (that are numbers)
Date Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:42:54 +0200
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Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> writes:

> On 7/29/2020 11:19 AM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>> I have a class that starts with:
>>      abstract class CalcValuesGeneric<E> {
>>
>> E will be Integer, int, Float or float. (For now, but always a Number.)
>> What is the best way to determine which of the two is lower?
>
>     Aside: How can you get `<E>' to be `<int>' or `<float>'?  Is that
> something new?  I'm still on Java 8, but the JLS for 14 says "Seq<int>
> is illegal, as primitive types cannot be type arguments." (4.5)

You are completely right, I was not thinking straight. :'-(

-- 
Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof

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Compare generics (that are numbers) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2020-07-29 17:19 +0200
  Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2020-07-29 13:21 -0400
    Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2020-07-29 13:27 -0400
  Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2020-07-29 13:48 -0400
    Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2020-07-29 20:42 +0200
      Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2020-07-29 14:50 -0400
        Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2020-07-29 21:53 +0200
          Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2020-07-29 21:32 -0400
            Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2020-07-30 11:33 +0200
              Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2020-07-30 09:03 -0400
                Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2020-07-30 17:00 +0200
              Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2020-07-30 09:21 -0400
          Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2020-07-30 08:51 +0200
            Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2020-07-30 11:36 +0200
  Re: Compare generics (that are numbers) Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2020-07-29 20:59 +0200

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