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templates

Posted by Aleksandr on January 22, 2002 at 2:39 PM

There are no templates in java. That's a strictly C++ish concept. The way Java gets around this is that all objects are derived from a common root (java.lang.Object). As such, you can refer to any java object by it's Object handle.

• C++ish concept emad February 14, 2002 at 10:42 AM (0)