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 ...

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

Suppose I have some classes like this:<BR><BR><I>class Entity<E extends Entity<E>> implements Comparable<E><BR><BR>class Person extends Entity<Person><BR>...int ...