> From: Berin Loritsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Justin Rudd wrote:
> >>>I will fix that problem. Until we have generics
> >>>
> > in java, we will still
> >
> >>>be forced to cast.....
> >>>
> >>C# has it, therefor Java too soon ;).
> >>
> >
> > Just a quick clarification, C# does not have generics
> > in version 1.0 because adding generics support would
> > be required in the runtime not just the language (or
> > so says the MS dev team).
> >
> > There is some research going on to add generics, but
> > nothing yet.
>
>
> :) Java Generics will be a compile time feature, and I believe
> this to be an advantage over C++ runtime generics.
C++ has only compile-time generics. You have to #include the
class template in the file using it.
I'd much prefer runtime generics, actually. That's the only way to
write a template in one language and use it in another.
/LS
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