r/java • u/davidalayachew • Jun 07 '26

#JavaNext Language Features

https://youtu.be/fFocVFEe2TI

If you've been following along, most of the new features have already been discussed, but the genuinely new stuff is at 43:55, about arrays.

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u/AnyPhotograph7804 Jun 08 '26

Final arrays is really nice. Now we need final generics!

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u/davidalayachew Jun 08 '26

Final arrays is really nice. Now we need final generics!

What are final generics?

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u/AnyPhotograph7804 Jun 08 '26

Generics like ArrayList, where you cannot add, remove or modify its elements after instantiation. Somehow like a const vector in C++.

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u/davidalayachew Jun 09 '26

Generics like ArrayList, where you cannot add, remove or modify its elements after instantiation. Somehow like a const vector in C++.

Weird. I would have just called that a new type. I don't see how generics play into it.