Raw types were common before generics were introduced in Java 5. Today, developers typically use raw types for compatibility with legacy code or interoperability with non-generic APIs.

June 7, 2001— The lack of generic types in the Java programming language has been a source of controversy for years. All of that is starting to change as JSR-014, “Add Generic Types to the ...

Java generics: comparability and so on Nebob Jul 28, 2005 Jump to latest Follow Reply ...