Silk.NET•5y ago

```java public __ByValue class Example { } ```

public __ByValue class Example { }

public __ByValue class Example { }

8 Replies

ThomasMiz•5y ago

No thanks Already had enough cringe trying to instantiate an array of a generic type for my generic array list class

queenvickyOP•5y ago

__ByValue makes a class a value type Read here: https://jaxenter.com/java-value-type-163446.html

Peter Verhas

JAXenter

The new ValueType in Java: Why value types are important

Java, as it is now, has two different types of data—primitives and objects. In the coming releases, there will be a new type that is called ValueType.

queenvickyOP•5y ago

If Java is better at one thing, that is generics.

ThomasMiz•5y ago

Fuck new T[size], all my homies use (T[])new Object[size] and ignore the warning I mean what the fuck Why?

queenvickyOP•5y ago

you know the ClassA<? super T> that is not possible in C# you can't imply a base class with generics in C# and that can be very usefull for example (from JavaFX):

public class EventHandler<T> {
  public EventType(final EventType<? super T> superType, final String name) {
    // Implementation
  }
}

public class EventHandler<T> {
  public EventType(final EventType<? super T> superType, final String name) {
    // Implementation
  }
}

Also: In Java you can have instances of generic classes without specifing a generic type

ThomasMiz•5y ago

I still dont get why you'd wanna do that Pretty sure that's just because they wanted to give legacy support to pre-generics code You still can't use primitive types (or nonexistant structs) as generics

queenvickyOP•5y ago

Not only instances - you can also declare variables without a generic parameter and then decide what generic parameter to use when instancing. Very usefull for class variables.

ThomasMiz•5y ago

And using the Integer/Double/etc classes seems wasteful

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```java public __ByValue class Example { } ```

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