Section 19.8 Check Point Questions5 questions

19.8.1

What is erasure? Why are Java generics implemented using erasure?

19.8.2

If your program uses ArrayList<String> and ArrayList<Date> , does the JVM load both of them?

19.8.3

Can you create an instance using new E() for a generic type E? Why?

19.8.4

Can a method that uses a generic class parameter be static? Why?

19.8.5

Can you define a custom generic exception class? Why?