Take your coding to the next level by learning advanced programming with generics. Here's how to use generic methods with type inference, type parameters, and wildcards in your Java programs.

Universal generics would allow Java type variables to range over primitive and reference types, making it easier to extend or reuse code across different types.

Java generic classes are compiled into bytecodes, assuming java.lang.Object for all type parameters (or, alternatively, a more specific class constraint). This is known as "type erasure".

Ah, but my Entity is parametrized by the type of its leaf inheriting child, not some third type.<BR><BR>Extending his reasoning, I would have this:<BR><BR>class Entity<E extends Entity<E ...

Generics not only let you create more flexible classes, they make inheritance more flexible, also. To pick the right inheritance mode when inheriting from a generic, though, you must know what you're ...