Java 9 Diamond Operator
Java 9 New FeaturesThe diamond operator was introduced in Java 7, which makes code more readable, but it cannot be used for anonymous inner classes.
In Java 9, it can be used with anonymous inner classes, improving code readability.
Consider the following code before Java 9:
Example
public class Tester {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Handler<Integer> intHandler = new Handler<Integer>(1) {
@Override
public void handle() {
System.out.println(content);
}
};
intHandler.handle();
Handler<? extends Number> intHandler1 = new Handler<Number>(2) {
@Override
public void handle() {
System.out.println(content);
}
};
intHandler1.handle();
Handler<?> handler = new Handler<Object>("test") {
@Override
public void handle() {
System.out.println(content);
}
};
handler.handle();
}
}
abstract class Handler<T> {
public T content;
public Handler(T content) {
this.content = content;
}
abstract void handle();
}
The output is:
1 2 Test
In Java 9, we can use the <> operator with anonymous classes, as shown below:
Example
public class Tester {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Handler<Integer> intHandler = new Handler<>(1) {
@Override
public void handle() {
System.out.println(content);
}
};
intHandler.handle();
Handler<? extends Number> intHandler1 = new Handler<>(2) {
@Override
public void handle() {
System.out.println(content);
}
};
intHandler1.handle();
Handler<?> handler = new Handler<>("test") {
@Override
public void handle() {
System.out.println(content);
}
};
handler.handle();
}
}
abstract class Handler<T> {
public T content;
public Handler(T content) {
this.content = content;
}
abstract void handle();
}
The output is:
1 2 TestOther Extensions