Java Type System
November 27, 2020
This is a work in progress (digital garden style!): open questions, lessons learned, tips, etc. from working with the Java type system.
TypeVariable
The Javadoc
doesn’t explain much, although it does reference Chapter 5. Conversions and Contexts
of the Java spec. A bit of research reveals that TypeVariable is referring to a type parameter, so
in the following code snippet the TypeVariable is String:
List<String> words;